cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
ten; 10; ten years of age
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
Tokugawa Ienari (1773.11.18-1841.2.20), Shougun 1786-1837
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to bring; to take; to bring about
forty-ninth day after a person's death
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)