disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
one's house; one's home; one's family
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
on the occasion of; at the time of
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...