pure; true; genuine; unmixed
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867); Edo shogunate
deportation; expulsion from the country
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
wokou; wakō; Japanese pirates who raided the Chinese and Korean coastlines between the 13th and 16th centuries
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
life of faith; religious life
confidence; trust; faith; credit
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
stairs; stairway; staircase
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing