man; male; masculine gender
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
(arch.) great impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family); crime against the imperial family (or a shrine dedicated to them, etc.)
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to intend; to be sure that
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
that is to say; so that means
surely (not); certainly (not)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
because of; owing to; due to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
strong-willed; strong of heart
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension