to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604.8.12-1651.6.8), Shougun 1623-1651
spring day; spring sun; spring sunlight
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
son and heir; son who will succeed one
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to close (one's eyes); to shut
generation; lifetime; age
conferring of decorations
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
superior; excellent; fine
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)