house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
reigning; controlling; dictating
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
variety show (e.g. on TV)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
birth date; date of birth; DOB
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly