thrift; economy; frugality
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to enrich; to make wealthy
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
a little more than; a little over; upwards of; (arch.) excess; (arch.) surplus; (arch.) remainder
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing); classical Chinese rhymed prose
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
that; he; she; that person
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
Shōhō era (1644.12.16-1648.2.15); Shōho era
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to bring; to take; to bring about
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
official business; public business