returning sailboat; setting sail for home port
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to wet one's pants; to wet oneself
remaining years (of one's life)
land survey; cadastral survey
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
expenses; costly; expensive
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
godsend; gift from providence
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
peace talks; peace negotiations
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
not long has passed since ...
important point; strategic position; key point
to split; to be split; to splinter
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
face; looks; vestiges; trace
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
losing weight; slimming; lean person
natural span of life; 250 years old