to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge
government official; clerk
family trade; family business; steward (of an estate)
system; institution; organization; organisation
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
approval; license; licence; permission
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
guardian; protector; patron; parent
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to happen to meet; to come across
art of living; way of life
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
classification; categorization; sorting
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
world; society; people; the public
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
style of a poem; style of poetry
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally