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)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
empress (consort); queen (consort)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
older half-brother (by a different mother)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
personal grudge; personal enmity
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
wet nurse; nursing mother
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
close; intimate; on good terms
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Ministry of Rites (Tang dynasty China)
vice-minister; undersecretary
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate