audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
secrecy; highly classified information
how many years; how long; what year
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
several years; a few years
(not) even once; (not) ever
outsider; someone outside of a group
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
time; season; period; phase; stage
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to loiter around; to wander about
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to forget to say; to forget to mention