to ask a question; to ask questions
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
pronunciation; production of sound
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
uneducated; uncultured; unrefined; ignorant
as is habit; the way life normally is
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
one's figure during sleep
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
gold and jewels; precious object
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to move forward; to move on
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
money-making; earning money
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
admiration; wonder; astonishment
variation in color (colour); having a different color