Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
counter for choices, options, etc.
papermaking; paper-making; paper making
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
very recently; in the very recent past
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
refinement; elegance; grace
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
treatment (of a person); dealing with
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
work; business; company; study
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
counter for generations; epoch
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana