appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
center; centre; metropolis
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be erected; to be built
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
knowing; (an) acquaintance
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
beginning; outset; first; onset
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
carelessly; inattentively
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
don't you think?; indicates question
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
this family; we; this house
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)