to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
rikka; formal style of ikebana
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to approach; to draw near
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
literally; to the letter; literal
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
Emperor Go-Mizu-no-O; Go-Mizu-no-O Tenno (1596-1680 CE, reigning: 1611-1629 CE)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
interference; intervention; meddling
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress