predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to rise; to erect; to get up
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
business; trade; operations; sales
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
major cleanup; spring cleaning
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
youthful; young; young-looking
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
vitality; energy; dynamism
performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
to brighten; to grow light
stature; height; size; physique
letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples
notebook for collecting seal stamps sold at shrines and temples
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit