box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to fold up; to fold into layers
plump; fat; thick (e.g. curry); full (e.g. lips)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
letter; missive; note; mail
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
bringing; taking; carrying
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
court lady; lady-in-waiting
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive