garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
January; first month of the lunar calendar
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to stop (plug) one's ears
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
otherwise; or else; if not
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
type of occupation; occupational category
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
hint; intimation; suggestion; inkling
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to hold the purse strings
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
ability; capability; skill
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
the ocean; the great deep
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
appointment; rendezvous; date
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
butter candy (Hokkaido specialty)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan