only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
really; truly; indeed; good grief
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
at the last moment; this late in the game
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
breaking off; snapping off
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
particularly; only; in the case of
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
emperor (of Japan); mikado
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
bearing many children; multiparity; multipariety; multiparousness; high birth rate
imperial bridal party's entry into the court