wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
by means of; due to; because of; according to
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
representative; exemplary; model
local specialty; special product (of a region)
Oshima tsumugi weave; type of pongee from Oshima
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to say; to be called; to do
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron