as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
refinement; elegance; grace
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
history; pedigree; lineage
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
one's place of appointment; one's post
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
single word; a few words; brief comment
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
tool; implement; means; furniture
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)