private; exclusive; secret
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
Yamagata Aritomo (1838.6.14-1922.2.1)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
depiction; description; portrayal
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
(present) head of a family
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire