comparing heights; comparison of statures
Shōō era (1652.9.18-1655.4.13); Jōō era
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
inscription; epitaph; composing the text for an inscription, usu. an epitaph
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
Bizen ware (type of pottery)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
sitting upright (properly)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
without permission; without notice
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
story; tale; talk; discussion
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
official duties; office; function
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
clothing decorated with one's family crest
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow