details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
many; much; plenty; hardly
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
modernization; modernisation
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
reaction; response; reaction
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
going through; going via; going by way of
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
prickling; stinging; tingling