to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
two (long cylindrical things)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
imagination; supposition; guess
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
youthful; young; young-looking
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
armor and helmet (armour)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
(judo) foot technique; footwork
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client