slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
popular person; favorite; favourite
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
blackening; going black; turning black
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
military science; strategy; tactics
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
order; sequence; procedure
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
not at all; not in the least
diligently; faithfully; without fail; without blundering
national border; provincial border
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
quick-tempered; impatient
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to look upwards; to look up
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
traveling priest; travelling priest
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
yearned for; longed for; missed
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
kindness and affection; love
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
clear; precise; definite; distinct
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price