later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
January; first month of the lunar calendar
use; utilization; utilisation; application
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
devotion; attachment; infatuation
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to gain fame; to make one's name
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
Island; insula; island; islet
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
retainer; vassal; servant
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
reconciliation; make peace with
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
way of the Buddha; Buddha's teachings
treatment; service; handling; management
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
previous generation; former ages
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
a long time ago; long before now