at a loss for words; stumped for words
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to frolic about; to mess around
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to look away; to avert one's eyes
cannot be compared with; no match for
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
Tokugawa Iemochi (1846.7.17-1866.8.29), Shougun 1858-1866
as; because; with; due to
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
total energy; all efforts
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
literally; to the letter; literal
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
small fraction; small proportion
this occasion; at this time; now
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
to palm off; to force a sale
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
of course; certainly; naturally
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now