to pen; to write; to draw
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
The Life of an Amorous Man by Ihara Saikaku (famous novel from the Edo period)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
censorship; inspection; examination
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to assemble; to set up; to construct
number one; first; best; most; game; round
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
as; because; with; due to
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
coincident with; while; simultaneously
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
(not) a single person; (no) one
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
under the ... administration; within the ... government
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge