Japanese person; Japanese people
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to give; to do (something) for
lowly people (Edo period); eta
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
settlement; conclusion; summary
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
sorry; excuse me; thank you
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
east, west, south and north
trade; buying and selling
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
scholarship; scientific attainments
personality; character; individuality; personhood