Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
spread; span; expanse; extent
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
one end; an end; part; fragment
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
Japanese person; Japanese people
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cannot be helped; unavoidable
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
not yet known; unknown; strange
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation