what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
had better ...; had better not ...
to repeat; to do something over again
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
unparalleled; unparallelled; unequaled; unequalled; unique
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Minister of the Interior (669-1868 CE); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945 CE)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
upper part; upper region; region above
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to live; to reside; to inhabit
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
intimacy; affection; familiarity
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
condition; situation; prospects
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably