doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
family; relatives; dependents; household
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
coincident with; while; simultaneously
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
even if; even though; however; no matter how
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to subsist; to keep on living
finish; finishing; finishing touches
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
information; news; report; reward; retribution
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
meeting; greeting; welcome
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal