humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
Eishō era (1504.2.30-1521.8.23)
Fire Tiger (3rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
faithful; devoted; true; honest; sincere
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
Metal Dragon (17th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1940, 2000, 2060)
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
Sister (i.e. a nun; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)
fourth day of the month; four days
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
people close to the head man
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
relative by marriage; affinity
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
school building; schoolhouse
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
cake served with tea; teacake
alternately; in succession
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
professor; teaching; instruction
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
your honored father; your honoured father
feudal warrior; samurai; old soldier; veteran; old hand
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
presence; sitting with; being with
home area; home town; local
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation