kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
performance of one's official duties
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
story; tale; talk; discussion
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
document; official papers
prime minister; premier; chancellor
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
before the gate; in front of the gate
polite; respectful; reverent
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
accession to the throne; enthronement
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing