contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
people; citizens; subjects; folk
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to say; to be called; to do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537-1597.10.9), Shougun 1568-1573
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
execution; punishment; spanking
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to begin; to set about; to start
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
domestic affairs; internal administration
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
two persons; two people; pair; couple
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)