assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
television industry; television business
person (esp. child) who watches a lot of TV
prime time (on television or radio); peak time
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
period of time; time slot; time zone
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
email friend; email penpal
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
complete; completion (of a collection, video game, etc.)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to turn over a new leaf; to reform (oneself)
one's figure during sleep
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
spirit photography; ghost photography
omniscience (of a buddha)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
revival; restoration; resuscitation
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
overthrow of the shogunate
to be remembered; to go down in history
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)
descendant; progeny; offspring
Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)