suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to take over; to hand over
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
imperial court; royal court
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
every year; yearly; annually
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to entertain; to make welcome
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to order; to command; to appoint
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin