to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
priest soldier; warrior monk
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
main temple structure (sanctuary, hall)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
lord of a manor; estate steward
reading matter; reading material
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
Eishō era (1504.2.30-1521.8.23)
Eikyō era (1429.9.5-1441.2.17)
mendicant priest's begging bowl; (arch.) iron helmet
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
along the road; along the way
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
going around; patrol; round; tour
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit