wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
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 associate; close aide; brains-truster
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
packhorse; workhorse; hack
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
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia); mustard greens
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
place where one works; construction site; working area
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
flour; meal; powder; dust
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
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
retired and quiet; secluded
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
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