parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
finish; completion; the end
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to have a talk; to tell a story
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
lingering raindrops; remaining portion of a drink; favors; favours
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
myself; yourself; I; me; you
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
fourth day of the month; four days
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone