to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
one day; (on) a certain day
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
orders; instructions; directive; command
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
failure; mistake; blunder
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
all present; all concerned; all of us
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to