you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
dawn; daybreak; beginning
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
later on; eventually; afterwards
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
the spoken words of the emperor or a noble
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
door; gate; opening; title page
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
roofed corridor connecting two buildings (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly