dumping spot; place to kill oneself
life as evanescent as the dew
shooting from a standing position
(plain) hot water; boiled water
directly under; falling perpendicularly
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
hakkeyoi!; come on!; go ahead!
complete recovery from illness
the shogunate (administration)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer