to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
imprisonment; incarceration
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
right (to do something); authority; power
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to face; to go towards; to head towards
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
very young; little; childish; immature
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
infancy; childhood; infant; child
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
be (that) as it may; having said that
established practice; custom
twice; again; second time