to inherit; to succeed; to take over
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
society; public; community; social studies
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
personal; individual; private
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
sublime; noble; high-minded
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
reason; cause; circumstances
successive generations; successive emperors
craftsman; skilled artisan
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to go ahead; to pull ahead