the lower classes; the common people
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
a long time ago; in those days