personal account (of); direct talks
strict observance of the Buddhist commandment that all priests should be celibate
bamboo (tobacco) ash receptacle
the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period
large sake cup; gulping down a drink; taking a swig at something
hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment); (arch.) electricity
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
the whole nation; all the people in the land
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
knowledge applied to evil purposes
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
the orders of one's ruler
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
some time ago; the other day
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
spinning (textiles); spun yarn