moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to be found; to be discovered
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
other side; opposite side; other party
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
Honganji sect (of Shin Buddhism)
roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
feelings; thoughts; meaning
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
before the gate; in front of the gate
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout