appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
moving tale; impressive tale
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
ruler; monarch; sovereign
ago; since; before; previous
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to make sense; to be meaningful
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
people; citizens; subjects; folk
the good old days; halcyon days
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
imagination; supposition; guess
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
craving; longing; thirsting
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
three; three years of age
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to live through; to survive
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path