Japan and Thailand; Japanese-Thai
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
descendant; scion; lineage
inner citadel; core; center; centre
Tokugawa Ienari (1773.11.18-1841.2.20), Shougun 1786-1837
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
adopted daughter; foster daughter
edict; public announcement
young adult still living at home; dependent; female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period); freeloader living in a samurai's house; young kabuki actor in service of a master (Edo period)
now that; since; so long as; because
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
corridor; hallway; passageway
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
without; unless; have to do
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
stone (used for throwing)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
practice; practising; training; study
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to run out (e.g. of the room)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
close-haul; reach; reefed sail
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow