decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
silk damask; satin damask
to weave a pattern; to begin to weave
to put on flesh; to get fat; to gain weight
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
praise; glorification; extolment
hegemony; leadership; initiative
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
powerful medicine; strong poison
(maintain, observe) social (public) order
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
prime of life; era of national prosperity
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
elegant appreciation of nature through artistic pursuits such as poetry, painting and calligraphy
husband and wife; married couple
social life; social intercourse
like water; like it grows on trees
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
representative; exemplary; model
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)