master; teacher; stable master
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
very recently; in the very recent past
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
I appreciate your efforts
of course; certainly; naturally
courteous; decorous; polite
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
settlement; solution; resolution
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
white background; blank; female virgin
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)