consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
other side; opposite side; other party
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
to discuss; to talk together
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
government; administration
national defence; national defense
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
don't you think?; indicates question
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
refined; admirable; superb
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
interference; meddling; butting in