about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
ramification; branching off
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
Lewes (UK); Ruisu; Louise; Luis; Luiz; Ruiz
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
one's family; family member
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")