furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
chapter one; first chapter
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
epidermis; cuticle; scarfskin; endocarp
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
each nation; many nations; many countries
chief; main; principal; major
royalty and titled nobility
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
attendance; participation; presence
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
adds force or indicates command
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones