Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to arrive; to come to pass
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
carelessly; inattentively
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
to be erected; to be built
center; centre; metropolis
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
authority; power; influence
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
place; situation; position; location
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7); Eiho era
thousand years; very long period; forever
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to entrust; to leave to a person
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
intimacy; familiarity; closeness