clothing decorated with one's family crest
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to bury (in the ground); to cover (coals) with ash; to bank (a fire); to get (charcoal) going (in a hibachi)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
hand; handball (soccer foul)
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
near; close by; within reach; familiar
clearness; clear understanding
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
honorific mountain name prefixed to a temple's name
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati
hidden historical background
Ashikaga shogunate (i.e. the Muromachi shogunate, 1336-1573)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration