sobriety; soberness; sober face
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.); degree of understanding; how well one understands a person or thing
hey there; I say; see here
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
point; tip; sharp end; becoming pointed; becoming sharp
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
side-decoration elements on a traditional Japanese helmet
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
threeleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia)
decoration on the back of a helmet
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
succession to headship of a family
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
overhasty; rash; premature
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit