imperial order; imperial decree
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
long ago; once upon a time
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
group; bunch; crowd; group
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
to send flying with a kick
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
stylization; conventionalization; standardization; formalization
why; how; for what reason
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
showing no fear, even of God
rubbish heap; garbage dump
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to fulfill one's responsibilities
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore