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
errand runner; messenger (Azuchi-Momoyama period); patroller; minor official (Edo period)
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
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
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
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
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
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
carriage; movement (of the body)
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes