bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
particularly; only; in the case of
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
(very) patient; persevering
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
spring water; clear (pure) water
badness; evilness; bad; evil
good; goodness; right; virtue
good person; virtuous person
originally; by nature; from the start
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
good wife and wise mother
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess