manager; steward; factotum; useful person
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
using the strongest words possible
wherein; therein; thereinto
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
switching over to; migration; transition
person of culture; cultured person
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1724)
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
lover (of a married woman)
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
theatre-going; theater-going
half the body; half length
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
unanticipated; unexpected
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to keep away; to keep at a distance
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
alternation of generations
and yet; though; when; in spite of
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
Hōei era (1704.3.13-1711.4.25)
biological child; one's own child
direct control; direct supervision
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
that; the matter in question