for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
(one) letter; (one) character
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
lineage; pedigree; family line
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
surroundings; environs; circumference
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
both (people); the two of them
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
belief; faith; conviction
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
internal conditions; true state of affairs
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
magistrate; shogunate administrator
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
connections; contacts; influence
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to recall; to remember; to recollect
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish