all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
declaration; proclamation; announcement
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
on the sea; surface of the sea
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
in the meanwhile; during the time
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
whole book (volume); complete episode
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
primer; manual; introductory book
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
genuine article; real thing; real deal
go that far; to that extent
travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake