finally; barely; only just; gradually
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
beginning; outset; first; onset
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to degenerate; to lapse into
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
autograph or note of authentication written on a box containing an art work
ancestor; forefather; foremother
job; work; duties; trade; skill
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
emperor (of Japan); mikado
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
I see; that's right; indeed
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely