lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
directly under; falling perpendicularly
feudal system of the shogunate and domains
having no special rank or title
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
tediously; lengthily; wordily
knowledge applied to evil purposes
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
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
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
ration; stipend; allowance
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
imperial envoy; imperial messenger