spring water; clear (pure) water
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
fourth day of the month; four days
within; inside of; less than
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
senior envoy; chief delegate
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
with these words; while saying
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
besides; in addition; also; moreover
vice-envoy; deputy delegate
abrupt; sudden; unexpected