match; game; bout; contest
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
custom; habit; customary practice
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to do together; to share; to participate in
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
winner; victor; conqueror
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
chief vassal; senior statesman
to collect; to assemble; to gather
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
second day of the month; two days
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
father and mother; parents
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
family a woman has married into
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
returning to the service of one's master
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
birth; creation; formation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun