companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
safe, easy childbirth; guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara)
electrician; electrical engineering; electric works (following company name)
the same ship; taking the same ship
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
23rd day of the month; 23 days
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
suffix for familiar person
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to telephone; to make a phone call
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi); Asian bayberry
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
great difference; big difference; wide margin
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
2nd day of the month; two days
rule; government; administration
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
but; however; even though; even if
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
NEC (Nippon Electric Company)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most