busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
ability; capability; skill
to arrive; to come to pass
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to be splendid; to be superb
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
be on your guard!; take care!
skill; dexterity; master hand
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
final third of a two-hour period
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
departure from one's home town