this place; where one comes from; here
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
one after another; in rapid succession
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
these guys; these fellows
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to throw into; to toss into
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to bring; to take; to bring about
looks; personal appearance; features
appearance; demeanor; demeanour
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644); Ming (typeface); Minchō
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
seeming to be for a certain reason; seeming to indicate there are special circumstances; seeming to indicate there is more than meets the eye
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
orders; instructions; directive; command
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand