Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
Japanese-style writing desk
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
large build; large pattern
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
round-faced; bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
long slits (esp. of eyes)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
at a young age; while still young
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to rank next to; to come after
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate