eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
the principle of the thing
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
is something that; is that which
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
elder sister; effeminate man
(Japanese-style) undershirt worn under nagajuban
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to project; to stick out; to stand out
samurai; warrior; military family
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
front palanquin bearer; flunky; cat's-paw; tool
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent