disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
two grains; two drops; two bead
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
probe each other; sound each other out
to drink up; to drain (cup)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to give a dinner party; to hold a banquet
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
official history; authorized history
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious