to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
something like ...; something called ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
rather; better; instead; if anything
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
various containers; miscellaneous receptacles; small wooden plate on which offerings for a Shinto home shine are placed
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
early (days); initial stage; initial
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last