grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
political climate; political situation
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to subsist; to keep on living
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
rule; reign; peaceful times
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to notify; to advise; to inform
soon; shortly; before long
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
person being waited for; person who waits
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency