recommendation of an influential person
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
Maki Izumi (1813.4.7-1864.8.22)
military forces; hosts; troops
armed forces; battle troops
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
entry into port; arriving in harbor
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
white stone; white (go pieces)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
work; business; company; study
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
government service; government employ
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
natural span of life; 250 years old
province of the second highest rank (ritsuryo system); provinces close to the capital
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by