early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
indescribable; inexpressible
small grain; small stature or ability
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
baby monkey; small monkey
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
covering; protection; backing; relief
100,000; hundred thousand
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
thoroughly; through and through
until now; so far; up to the present
great writer; major writer
double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to be enraged; to flip out
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)