the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
and; thereupon; because of that
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
since when; from when; how long
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
an issue being settled; a case being closed
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
(Edo-period) chief minister
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
each; (arch.) you (plural)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to say; to be called; to do
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
what is called; what they call; so-called
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)