once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
old friend; old acquaintance
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to have a talk; to tell a story
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
ability; capability; skill
(historical) army base; navy base
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
to head home; to leave for home
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
floor above; floor upstairs
a little bit; a little while
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly