especially; above all; inter alia; among others
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
in history; ever; historical
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
like this; this sort; this way
food (on a table) (esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food
all; entire; whole; altogether
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
forgetting; lapse of memory
unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
love or affection for one's parents
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
confinement (for childbirth); bed used by a woman in childbirth; postpartum period; postnatal period
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
brilliant; bright; glorious
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
Son of God; child of an emperor
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
one's later years; final years (in life)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor