designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
pictures on (room) partitions
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
since; henceforth; ever since
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
important cultural property; important cultural asset
five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
second generation; second; junior
three generations; three periods; third generation
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
charcoal; charred remains
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)