to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
society; the world; the times
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
difference; discrepancy; variation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
-less; lacking; non-existing
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
alone; by oneself; on one's own
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
inspection; examination; survey
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
adds force or indicates command
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)