to take the form (of); to assume a shape
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
hard-to-penetrate event; hard-to-penetrate situation
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole; mud wall with raised roof edge (as a fire wall and status symbol); raised roof edge
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
deed; act; work; performance
hard to reach place; remote place
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
to be extinguished; to be exterminated; to cease completely
hosho paper; emperor's message; shogun's message
voyage; passage; travelling
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
Chinese ship; ship built in Chinese style; Chinese-style ship; Japanese ship engaged in trade with China (during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
foreign ship (esp. from Spain and Portugal from the late Muromachi period to the early Edo period); Nanban trade ship
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
counter for (small) boats
orchid; Netherlands; Holland