use; utilization; utilisation; application
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
joke; playfulness; kidding around
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
general election (of the lower house)
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to
historic; historical; traditional
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
such; like that; in that way
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
to serve; to work for; to attend
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
three wise monkeys (who "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil")
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes