cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
triangular position; three-cornered contest
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
consists of; comprises; is made up of
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
not only ... but also; also
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
condition; figure; appearance; voice
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
such; this sort of; like this
while; during (the time when)
donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
image; figure; figure; form; image
Buddhist memorial service
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result