cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
short pause; short interval
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to put into the mouth; to eat
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
accession to the throne; enthronement
loss of samurai status and confiscation of territory and property (Edo-period punishment)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
group; bunch; crowd; group
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
subject; national; citizen
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
support; backing; aid; assistance
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread