verbal message; word (from someone)
Buddhist (household) altar
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
as before; as ever; as it was originally
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
ago; since; before; previous
to trample; to crush underfoot
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
sea of fire; sea of flame
raging bull; ferocious bull
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
three generations; three periods; third generation
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
separate; scattered; apart
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
logistical support; combat service support
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing