godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
surname; family name; last name
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to leave something as it is
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
incision; operation; section
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
no matter what it is; in every case
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
two ways; both ways; two kinds
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
outside world; physical world