in one's own way or style
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
several years standing; over several years
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
superintendent; supervisor; warden
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
heir; inheritor; successor
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
good or bad luck; fortune
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
doom; fate; misfortune; disaster