to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
retainer; retinue; servant
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
older sister; elder sister
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to say; to be called; to do
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
production (e.g. play); direction
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
beforehand; in advance; previously
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy