article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
letter; missive; note; mail
honorific/polite/humble prefix
writing; composition; essay; sentence
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to become settled; to be fixed
terse; concise; simple and clear
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
to look down on; to make light of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
quarrel; dispute; argument
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
village; hamlet; settlement
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
solidarity; joint; collective
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to make one's own; to take possession of
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)