head; lead; vanguard; first
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
caller; visitor; company; guest
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
retainer; attendant; escort
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
clearly; distinctly; vividly
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to surround; to crowd around
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
coincident with; while; simultaneously
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness