accession to the throne; enthronement
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
smallpox; variola; pockmark; pock
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
serious illness; dangerous disease
(traditional) Japanese style
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
repair; renovation; restoration
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
three generations; three periods; third generation
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
young person; youth; young