admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
competent; suitable; qualified
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
bathtub or onsen made of (or surrounded by) rocks
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
wind; wind instrument; window
wife and children; (arch.) wife
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
successive generations; successive emperors
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to flare up; to burst into flames
elopement; running away with a lover
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
at the meeting; on the occasion
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa