pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to serve; to work for; to attend
imperial court; royal court
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
Japanese person; Japanese people
woman; female; feminine gender
right of succession; right to the throne
only recently; just of late
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
the same kind; accomplice; partner
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique