after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions
(Edo-period) chief minister
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
gods of the land; earthly deities
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
very; much; greatly; a lot of
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
to leave this world; to die
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to have a narrow escape from death
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to rule; to govern; to administer