near; close by; within reach; familiar
ornamental weights used to keep curtains and the like from blowing around in the wind
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
paying a tribute; contribution; presentation of something to an aristocrat
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
helper; assistant; second
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
unselfishness; wanting little
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to