inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
Sanada Masayuki (1547-1611.7.13)
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
Minister of the Interior (669-1868 CE); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945 CE)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
to die; (lit.) to become bones
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
neighboring village; neighbouring village
88 years old; (arch.) rice
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
person of culture; cultured person
retirement (from the world); seclusion
greatest mistake of one's life
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master