imperial court; royal court
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
stepping back; drawing back
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
trap door; removable floor boards
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
flour; meal; powder; dust
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
hey there; I say; see here
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to soak; to steep; to macerate
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
one's family; family member
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
still (continuing); as ever; further
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)