preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
woman; lady; adult female
artistic and literary circles
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
master craftsman; skillful worker
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
history; pedigree; lineage
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
speech; expression; wording; language
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training