point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
life of faith; religious life
portrait; likeness; picture
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
Oomura Sumitada (1532-1587)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
instructions sent in response to a question (from an embassy, consulate, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
established practice; custom
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
wavelike; in waves; undulation
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten