body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to express (in words); to confess
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
large number (of); many; majority
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
birth; creation; formation
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
study; diligence; discount; reduction
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to bring up indulgently; to coddle
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
within; inside of; less than
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone