first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
visitors' book; guest book
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
game; pastime; recreation; diversion
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
traveler; traveller; stranger
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
crimson sea bream (Evynnis japonica)
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
(not) merely; (not) simply
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
together; at the same time; same; identical
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to die; (lit.) to become bones
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
these days; now; recently
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about