division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to be talented; to be able
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
immediate follower (of the shogun)
voluntary; optional; free; elective
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
Ototachibanahime (wife of Yamatotakeru, 12th Emperor of Japan)
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
leaving; quitting; retiring
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present