feel (of a material); texture
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
(one's) countenance; face
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
genius shows from childhood; (lit.) the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout
surely (not); certainly (not)
(another person's) younger sister
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to withstand; to be able to endure
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
separate; scattered; apart