samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
birth; creation; formation
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
Tachibana Muneshige (1569?-1643.1.15)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
freely; right and left; as one pleases
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
older sister; elder sister
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
rikka; formal style of ikebana
thousand years; very long period; forever
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(one) letter; (one) character
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be blessed with children
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
world; society; people; the public
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to be compatible; to get along well
deadly serious; deadly earnest