to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
too much; excessively; too
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
being dissolute and unruly; ruining oneself by leading a fast life
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
right (to do something); authority; power
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
spirit of a deceased person
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
another's parent; another's parents
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
government housing for officials
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy