translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
night school; evening school; evening class; night study
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
kanji (as opposed to kana); original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
accomplished lady; talented woman; eminent woman
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
leading male role in kabuki
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(United States of) America; USA
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth