daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
retainer; retinue; servant
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to face on; to look out on to
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
don't you think?; indicates question
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
sweet-scented; lustrous, shiny and beautiful
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
surely (not); certainly (not)