(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
presenting (a gift, etc.); giving; bestowing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
chief priest of a great shrine
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
dark (color); concentrated; thick
old friend; old acquaintance
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
research; study; investigation
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
wild spirit (one of the aspects of the soul of a kami)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
healthy; sound; wholesome
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach