family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
seventh day of the month; seven days
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
all you have to do is; just; that's all
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested
excuse me! (when calling out to someone); right?; don't you agree?
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry