to cut out (a dress) from cloth
let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly
do not let your guard down after a victory; (lit.) tighten the strings of your helmet after winning
eyes slanted upward; rising tendency
Matsudaira Katamori (1835-1893)
dish dressed with sesame sauce
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
verge of death; dying moments
a little too short; slightly worse; a bit inferior
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
(arch.) carpenter's square; perpendicularity; straightness; model; standard
glass; glassware; diamond
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
round, wooden container for cooked rice
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
eating only a little; having a small appetite
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
being under the rule of; being under the government of
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
extreme passion; wild enthusiasm
in name but not in reality
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)