proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
lately; recently; these days
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
every day and every night
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
when it becomes; when it comes to
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit