(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
morning soap opera; morning television serial
successively; one after another
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
continuation; succession; series
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
Tokugawa Ieharu (1737-1786), Shougun 1760-1786