to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
in this manner; in this way; like this
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
ruler and ruled; master and servant
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to mind; to care; to worry
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove