government; administration; ministry
national defence; national defense
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
immediate vassal (of the shogun; Kamakura and Muromachi periods); low-ranking vassal (of the shogun; Edo period)
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
feudal lords; barons; princes
don't you think?; indicates question
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
refined; admirable; superb
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
opportunity to show off; showplace
coralberry (Ardisia crenata)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
tide; current; tendency; trend
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
if things go wrong; if the worst happens
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up