recorder (musical instrument); English flute
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
legend; folklore; tradition
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
master thief; notorious robber
buried gold; buried treasure
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
military of the Empire of Japan
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
good (place to leave off); convenient
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
rising; ascending; climbing
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls