box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
to mark the end; to spell the end
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o