filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
one's place of appointment; one's post
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
residence; living (at, in); abode
self-; from (a time or place)
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to hold (something) reverently with both hands
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
personal affair; one's own affair
offering (to a shogun, emperor, daimyo, kami or Buddha)
to open; to unfold; to spread out
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
introspection; reflection on one's self
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
meritorious deed; services
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular