to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
on and after; from ... onward; since
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
resident of a prefecture; citizen of a prefecture
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
around the end of (a period of time)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
nothing but; none other than
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
open; public; official; overt
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
regular script (of Chinese characters); square style; block style; Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)
group; bunch; crowd; group
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
civil and military officers