Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
national holiday; festival day
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
every street corner; every crossing
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
Buddhist lantern festival
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to pass on an order; to pass the word
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
domestic affairs; internal administration
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
relative by marriage; affinity
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
financial power; financial means; wealth
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
fee; charge; rate; material
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture