cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
Emperor Go-Youzei; Go-Youzei Tenno (1571-1617 CE, reigning: 1586-1611 CE)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
the other day; some time ago; recently
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
messenger; envoy; emissary
Son of God; child of an emperor
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
at your own discretion; as you see fit
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a little bit; a little while
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change