your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake
directly under; falling perpendicularly
errand runner; messenger (Azuchi-Momoyama period); patroller; minor official (Edo period)
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
the shogunate (administration)
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
exemplar; model; example; pattern
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
tourist resort; holiday resort
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
to go to; to visit; to call on
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
remote island; distant island; punishment by exile to a remote island
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
tasteless and odorless; bland
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
to be cleared of a charge
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to be contented; to be at ease