occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
difficult to ...; hard to ...
item; article; clause; section; point
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
way; method; means; resource; course
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
future years; in (one's) later years
being settled; coming to a conclusion
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
every month; each month; monthly
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
social; societal; societary
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
council; conference; consultation
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
regarding highly; attaching importance to
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate