steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
don't you think?; indicates question
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
influence; clout; leverage
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
(present) head of a family
election; selection; choice
parliamentarian; member of a congress
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
on the occasion of; at the time of
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
formal marriage interview
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
this (very thing); this precisely