father and child; father and son; father and daughter
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
infant; baby; little child
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
speech and conduct; words and deeds
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
celebratory banquet; feast
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
emperor's arrival (at his office, etc.)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
success; prosperity; boom
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
passenger; rider; good rider
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
the other day; a few days ago
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)