liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
serving as maid in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to do together; to share; to participate in
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
scale; scope; plan; structure
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
function; facility; faculty; feature
use; utilization; utilisation; application
notice; attention; observation
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
Sumida River (in Tokyo); Sumidagawa
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination