to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well
returning to the origin; going back to the beginning; retracing
Man'en era (1860.3.18-1861.2.19)
present time; now; nowadays
Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
Japanese spaniel; Pekinese; chin
to be extremely dangerous
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
I don't like it; I hate it
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
what is called; what they call; so-called
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
to need; to demand; to take; to require
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master