scene; spectacle; sight; view
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
evening meal; supper; dinner
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
period of time; time slot; time zone
withdrawing from the castle
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
3000; three thousand; many
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra
rival in (the game of) go
it's been a long time; long time no see
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self