three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
every year; yearly; annually
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
last night; yesterday evening
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)
washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
incremental difference (e.g. between files); diff; difference; subtraction; (finite) differences
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to grow up; to become an adult
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
retainer; attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
emotional strength; force of will
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
weather; fair weather; fine weather
my personal (e.g. opinion)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
attendance (at school); going to school