27th day of the month; 27 days
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
the other day; a few days ago
at; in; at; when; by; with
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
memory; sense; experience
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
surely (not); certainly (not)
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
so slight as to be all but non-existent
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to know (someone); to think; to believe
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
your body; your health; yourself; you
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
loyalty to the Emperor (especially during the late Edo period movement to overthrow the shogunate)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme