former capital region (i.e. Kyoto and its environs)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
ascending and descending; going up and down
to succeed; to bear fruit
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
face-to-face conversation; interview
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
outside Kyoto or the capital
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
characteristic; feature; special quality
local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
one's attitude; state of affairs
to become settled; to be fixed
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
among these; between these; of these
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
fortune-telling; divination
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
true meaning; underlying principle
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude