(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to know (a person); to think
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
support; backing; patronage
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
in deep black; in jet black
celebration; congratulations
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
New Year's Eve; end of the year
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
right (to do something); authority; power
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)