vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
suffix for familiar person
popular name; common name; given name
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
time; hour; period; class
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
one more time; once more; once again
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
coating (esp. lacquering)