man'yōgana written in kaisho or gyōsho style
small face (of a woman; generally considered attractive)
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
Japanese Red Cross Society; JRC
Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)
to see; to look; to watch
short love song (popular in late Edo period)
in every case; in everything; in all matters
barony of the first degree; influential feudal clan
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
long face; looking dejected
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
perpetuation of one's descendants
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
the other day; some time ago; recently
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
how many times; how often
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
philanthropic activity; charity work
various fiefdoms; various domains
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
annual function; annual event
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
day and night; around the clock
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip