receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
interruption; interference; butting in
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to dye; to colour; to color
sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suō); (arch.) sleeveless robe worn by commoners
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
two persons; two people; pair; couple
too much; excessively; too
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
being very busy; busyness
festival merrymaking; revelry
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
innumerable; countless; numberless
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung