to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
source of funds; resources; finances
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
person of culture; cultured person
devotion; attachment; infatuation
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
craftsman; skilled artisan
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to grow up; to become an adult
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
rapid development; rapid unfolding
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
support; backing; aid; assistance
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to care for someone; to look after someone
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way