to make merry; to be festive
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
signature; signing; sealing
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to look away; to avert one's eyes
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
question; inquiry; enquiry
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)