calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
at once; immediately; right now
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
triangular position; three-cornered contest
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
almost; roughly; approximately
as (for); for; in the capacity of
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to send a person on an errand
to discuss; to talk together
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
imagination; supposition; guess
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
remote ancestor; forefather
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine