statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
(period of) a year; during an era
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
rule; reign; government; governing
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to order; to command; to appoint
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
large tree; big tree; huge tree
successive generations; successive emperors
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
four-of-a-kind and a pair in a dealt hand
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
when it becomes; when it comes to
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally