to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to use and then throw away
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
Minister of the Left (second-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
rice tax (ritsuryō system); rice levy; tax on rice fields; annual tribute; annual tax
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
autonomy; right of self-government
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
Ashikaga shogunate (i.e. the Muromachi shogunate, 1336-1573)