great success; happy result; good result
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
sharp sighted; easily awakened
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
viceroy; governor-general
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
northwestern part; the northwest
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
family name; lineage; birth; clan
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
in succession; one by one
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash