vengeance; revenge; retaliation
legal; lawful; legitimate
merger (of countries); union; confederation
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
so; like this; in this way
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
dispersal; scattering; discrete
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
completion (of a building)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans
although I say; although one might say; although called
(department) store; (department) stores
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
holding a job; being employed; (arch.) being learned; (arch.) being knowledgeable; (arch.) having great artistic talent; (arch.) being a skilled performer
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye