the future; future prospects
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
being frank; going so far as to say
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
book of omens appended to Confucian Chinese classics
general term; generic name
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
legend; folklore; tradition
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be helpful; to be useful
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
title; index; heading; headline; caption
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family