silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to weep bitterly; to suddenly grow dark
parting; separation; farewell
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
yearned for; longed for; missed
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
ancestor; forefather; foremother
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
mountain range; mountain belt
conquest; subjugation; overcoming