knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
to have one's name entered (in a list)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
such; like that; that sort of; very
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
various foreign countries; several foreign countries