errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to knit one's brows; to frown
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
back country; remote countryside
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to consent; to allow; to accept; to agree
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
20th day of the month; 20 days
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like