behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
settlement; conclusion; summary
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
personal feelings; self-interest
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
private secretary; amanuensis
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
Jōei era (1232.4.2-1233.4.15)
to know (a person); to think
charcoal; charred remains
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
unexpectedly; surprisingly