condition; situation; prospects
imagination; supposition; guess
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
difference; variation; difference
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be transparent; to leave a gap
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
long ago; a long time ago; already
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
quarrel; trouble; dispute
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to look around; to take a view of
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
rosary; string of prayer beads
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable