to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
personnel cut; labor cut; labour cut
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
to look down on; to make light of
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
depravity; corruption; degradation
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)