courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
Sanada Masayuki (1547-1611.7.13)
official notice; notification
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
alternating; taking turns
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
storeroom (attached to a house); Imperial warehouse
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
autumn moon; harvest moon
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
to do (a person) good; to bring profit