diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to entrust; to leave to a person
family; relatives; dependents; household
huge rock; firmness; solidity
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
proposal; offer; request; application
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
than; from; out of; except; but; more
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
emperor (of Japan); mikado
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
adds force or indicates command
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking