pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
sincere; honest; faithful
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to communicate secretly; to form a close friendship
arrangement; pact; agreement
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
military affairs; military service
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
to succeed; to bear fruit
to have an audience (with)
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 (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
face-to-face conversation; interview
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to get credit; to win honor; to win honour
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
characteristic; feature; special quality
local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot
to invest someone with a fief; to enfeoff
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
large feudal domain; large fiefdom
one's attitude (toward); one's position; support or opposition; state of affairs; situation; developments
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
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
among these; between these; of these