extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
starting (e.g. of an engine); engaging (e.g. of a lock); expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach); barb (of a fish hook)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
in succession; one after another
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas