gifts given to or received by a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
nape (of the neck); nucha
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
to concern; to be related
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
dignity; majesty; sanctity
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
several people; a few people
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
information; news; intelligence
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
over and over; repeatedly
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
perfect; complete; flawless
to burrow through; to dig through
minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; epigraph
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim