main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
rhyming game; play on words; pun
history of Japan; Japanese history
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
this land; our country; Imperial Court
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
dated; date; fixed; external
royalty and titled nobility
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
job; work; duties; trade; skill
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki); pit; orchestra; parquet
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to delight; to give pleasure
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
women's college; women's university
department of English literature
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
bedside; near one's pillow
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes