authority; power; influence
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
acceleration; speeding up
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!