to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
popular person; favorite; favourite
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to like; to love; to be fond of
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
deceiving; cheating; fooling
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
professional gambler; gamester
adoration; admiration; devotion
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
armed forces; military; troops
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to pile up; to accumulate
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
that is to say; so that means
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to step forward; to volunteer
one by one; one after another; successively
even though; despite; when
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end