to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; state of Yamato; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
nowadays; in this day and age
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to (a place); until (a time)
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
type of long chopsticks used in the preparation of fish; type of long chopsticks used to hold the fish in carving knife ceremony
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
evening; early night hours
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
departure; leaving; setting off
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
drinking bout; merrymaking
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
without; but if; otherwise; or else
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
major incident; major happening; big scandal
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)