to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to entrust; to leave to a person
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
everything; anything; nothing
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
talking while standing; standing around talking
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
erudition; extensive learning
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
castle tower; keep; donjon
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to face on; to look out on to
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
road approaching a shrine
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man