growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
one's wife's family; bride's family
successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
packhorse; workhorse; hack
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to fan incessantly; to agitate; to instigate
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
neat (personal appearance); tidy
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
place where one works; construction site; working area
flour; meal; powder; heroin
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
24th day of the month; 24 days
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)