since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
male homosexuality; pederasty
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
extremely; terrifically; super
to exert oneself; to make efforts
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
trend of the times; way things are going
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
lord of a manor; estate steward
derivation; development; offshoot
rule; reign; government; governing
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
(soulless) body; framework (of a building, etc.); skeleton; mere shell; mere name
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette