January; first month of the lunar calendar
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to become clear; to be made public
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
leader; authority; mainstay
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
way (of doing); manner; method; means
myself; yourself; I; me; you
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
had better ...; had better not ...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy