somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
third day of the month; three days
to pass (of time); to elapse
in session; in progress; under way; open
early (days); initial stage; initial
priest attached to a shrine
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
Hon'ami Kouetsu (1558-1637)
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
three famous ancient calligraphers: Emperor Saga and Tachibana (no) Hayanari and Kooboo Daishi
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
person of letters; literary person
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
Rimpa school (of painting, 17th-early 20th century)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
again; once more; a second time
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)