anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to feel; to sense; to experience
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
established practice; custom
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
proposal; offer; request; application
large number (of); many; majority
doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
Takashima Shuuhan (1798-1866)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to perceive; to understand
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity