to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
this occasion; at this time; now
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
messenger; envoy; emissary
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to be bony; to be angular
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
robust health; able-bodied
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
family; relatives; dependents; household
descendant; scion; lineage