receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
imperial visit; imperial outing
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
while; even though; despite
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
one thin flat object; one sheet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
(your, his, her) daughter
marriage ceremony; wedding
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
at a young age; while still young
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather