return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
written commentary on notable events or persons
to mix; to stir; to blend
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
(arch.) crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony; noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility)
beloved child; dear child
Meiwa era (1764.6.2-1772.11.16)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character