commitment; pledge; promise
egg sac; egg case; ootheca
treaty of peace and amity; peace treaty
Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7); Eiho era
becoming dull; slowing down
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
(artistic) accomplishments
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
genius; prodigy; talented person
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
the whole nation; all the people in the land
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
exemplar; model; example; pattern
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
going to the capital; working in a government office
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to grow; to develop; to grow up
to split; to be split; to splinter
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty