speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
at the present time; as of now; at this time
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
disapproval; disagreement
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
court lady; lady-in-waiting
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
himself; yourself; herself
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
supervised; under surveillance
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)