pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
course of a river; land along a river
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
prime minister; premier; chancellor
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
male homosexuality; pederasty
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
Enpō era (1673.9.21-1681.9.29)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered