official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
in respect of; in regard to; as for
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
2nd day of the month; two days
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
something like ...; something called ...
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
family; relatives; dependents; household
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to distribute; to hand out
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
Kikkawa Tsunemasa (1829.9.30-1867.4.24)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
even though; despite; notwithstanding