as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
(plain) hot water; boiled water
funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi
Chūgoku Retaliation (military maneuver by Hideyoshi Hashiba in 1582)
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
Emperor Go-Mizu-no-O; Go-Mizu-no-O Tenno (1596-1680 CE, reigning: 1611-1629 CE)
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
first Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-93)
poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439); Imperial collection of poetry
aspect; phase; phenomenon
to drive into the ground (e.g. car); to ride to death (e.g. horse)
to gain fame; to make one's name
appetite; distinction between what is thought and what is said
dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
funny song; comic song; limerick
ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul)
inscrutable are the ways people are brought together; there is no telling how people are brought together
large and small matters; particulars; details; greatness and smallness; circumstances
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
to perfume clothes by burning incense
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
unavoidable; inevitable; cannot be helped; of necessity
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
all together; in a body; en masse; all alike
prohibition against hunting and fishing
greater palace; area centered on the inner palace, home to various administrative bodies
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency; NISA