御

imperial decree; imperial edict

control room; control booth

family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble

Historical term; Orig. meaning

internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period

hand; hands

I beg your pardon

to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it

please sit down; please have a seat

Colloquial

dinner; evening meal

foot; leg

Word usually written using kana alone

diaper; nappy

Archaic

swaddling clothes

Archaic

loincloth

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

Food, cooking

onigiri; rice ball

under control

entertainment; amusement; fun

Idiomatic expression

being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; being withheld from publication

Lit. meaning

putting in storage

boil; blister; pimple

Polite

entertainment; hospitality

Historical term

banishment (Edo-period punishment)

official notice

お触れ only; Historical term; Abbreviation

Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

Common noun

tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea

お手前 only; Common noun

skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity

お手前 only; Archaic; Pronoun; Used mainly between samurai of equal rank

you

rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients

eyes

audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview

first (public) appearance; debut; coming out (on the market)

Historical term

trial service (of a servant); probation

Historical term

audience with a shogun (granted to a vassal; Edo period); right to have an audience with a shogun

cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes