to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
attendance; presence; appearance
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
marriage proposal; courtship
choice; selection; option
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
absence; disregard; indifference
greeting; a fine thing to say
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to speak; to hear a voice
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person