pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
youthful; young; young-looking
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
without; unless; have to do
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to dye fast; to leave undyed
white background; blank; female virgin
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
is never the case; has never happened
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
armband; arm band; brassard
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
wife and children; (arch.) wife
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
one's family and followers; one's whole clan