(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
general; popular; common; typical
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
main temple building; nave
to discuss; to talk together
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
middle period; medium-term
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
early (days); initial stage; initial
construction; architecture (of buildings)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
impression given by a painting or image
chief; main; principal; major
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
insolent fellow; rude fellow
adoration; admiration; devotion
cooperation; collaboration
one's own work; making by oneself
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
all over the body; from head to foot; all over