meeting place; assembly hall
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
oppression; tyranny; despotism
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
title of honour; title of honor
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
playhouse; theatre; theater
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
with hands in pockets; idleness
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
victor; victor troops; conqueror
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
national border; provincial border
to find fault with; to question
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
election tour; election campaign; stumping
head temple of a Buddhist sect
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)