to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
Seria (Brunei); Celia; Serrlya
to govern; to manage; to subdue
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
jellied fish or meat broth
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
orphan; person without friends
to pick up; to find; to gather
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
never mind!; don't worry about it
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
invisibly; secretly; privately
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie