purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
blood relationship; blood relative
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
(present) head of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
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
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
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.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
departure from the capital
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
those (near the second person)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cling to; to stick to; to be wedded to
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
imperial palace temporarily built outside of the great imperial palace (Heian period)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
imperial visit; imperial outing
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory