relation; connection; relevance
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to pick up; to find; to gather
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to be reminded of; to call to mind
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to fight; to exchange blows
all present; all concerned; all of us
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to attempt; to test; to try out
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
perpetuation of one's descendants