Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
elegance; taste; refinement
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
lately; recently; nowadays
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to spread; to be propagated
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
great swordsman; master fencer
fencing; art of wielding swords
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession