polish (jewels); cultivation
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
honour; honor; glory; privilege
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
February; second month of the lunar calendar
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
various kings; unproclaimed son of the imperial family
(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
salt and vinegar; (arch.) everyday food
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
father and mother; parents
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
one's course; one's path; one's road
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade