frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to grow up; to become an adult
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
decorum; propriety; politeness
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
surroundings; environs; circumference
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604.8.12-1651.6.8), Shougun 1623-1651
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
favor; favour; patronage; support; backing; recommendation
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
first generation; founder
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
the shogunate (administration)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
political measures; policy
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
people; men and women; each person; everybody