opening a business; opening a practice
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
just past noon; afternoon
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to relax; to feel at home
talk; conversation; dialogue
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
existence; possession; having; limited company
newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
the last days; the final years; the last generation
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
that is to say; so that means
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
therefore; for that reason; such being the case