ten; 10; ten years of age
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
tragic death; violent death
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
superintendent priest; chief abbot
Imakita Kousen (1816-1892)
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
body; physique; build; stature
personality; style; appearance
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
in one's own way or style
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
together; at the same time; same; identical
custom; practice; convention; precedent
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
leaving; quitting; retiring
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to chase; to run after; to pursue
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to pick up; to find; to gather
donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained