to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
second (unit of time); arc second
to pass (of time); to elapse
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
student; follower; students and pupils
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
minuteness; one millionth
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
counter for generations; epoch
government office; agency; board
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
entanglement; clinging affection; involvement
troublesome; annoying; complicated
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
one's attitude; state of affairs
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock