under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to affect; to impact; to influence
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
use; utilization; utilisation; application
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
influence; clout; leverage
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
strength; power; proficiency; ability
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
now that; since; so long as; because
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to turn towards; to point
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...