lineal descendant; clan member
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
grey wall covering material (gray)
beginning of the year; the oldest person
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
war; fighting; fierce competition
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
time; season; period; phase; stage
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to congratulate; to celebrate
day of the boar in the tenth month; mochi eaten on the day of the boar (esp. at the time of the boar)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
round of calls; tour of visitation
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money