to choose; to select; to pick (out)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
imperial order; imperial will
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
reaching; attaining; arrival
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to mix; to stir; to blend
gradually; slowly but steadily
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
difference; variation; difference
people; citizens; subjects; folk
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court