management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
anthology; selection of books
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
guardians; parents; father and older brother
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
the same grade; same class
sentiment; sentimentality
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
briskly with small steps; trotting
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
sash clip (fastener); ornament worn over an obi
gem; jewel; precious stone