Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
weather; astronomical phenomena
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to turn towards; to point
directions; instructions; orders; command
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
slap (sound of a flat object continuously striking something); splash
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
superhuman (Herculean) strength
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
bed and food; eating and sleeping
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
interval; break; pause; spare moment
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to weigh one thing against the other; to act in consideration of; to compare and take into consideration
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
king; monarch; ruler; champion