Tokugawa Yoshimune (shogun 1716-1745 and 1751; 1684.11.27-1751.7.12),
general; popular; common; typical
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
romantic; spicy; coquettish
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg); tonne
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
water for washing or moistening one's hands
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
to entwine; to follow about
to shed light; to cast light
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict