the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
every year; yearly; annually
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
imperial court; royal court
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to take over; to hand over
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
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
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange