kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
that's true; of course; obviously
everything; anything; nothing
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
"bird-in-the-cage" children's game
children's song; nursery rhyme
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
new government; new administration
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
secret; private; surreptitious
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
general; popular; common; typical
dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation