close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
retainer; vassal; follower
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
headship of a family; family property
failing to recognize someone; underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
lord; nobleman; daimyo; dignitary; master
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to become clear; to be made public
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
haughty; holding one's head high
and yet; though; when; in spite of
insolent fellow; rude fellow
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
standing up (without any support); standing
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other