always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
I see; that's right; indeed
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)