-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
now that; since; as long as; provided that
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
men and women of all ages
troops outfitted with red armor (Sengoku and Edo periods)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
pardon; remission; amnesty
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
the whole day; all the day
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated