meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
attack; drive; advance; invasion
castle on a hill in the plains; flatland-mountain castle
castle site; ruins of a castle
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
head house (family); birthplace; originator
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
establishment; foundation
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
even more; still more; further
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
about; concerning; related to; -ish
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
otherwise; or else; if not
to fight a battle; to have a fight
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
to live through; to survive
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)