customary use; common usage; general usage
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
although I say; although one might say; although called
(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I
depending on; dependent on
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
general public; the masses
demonstration; show of force
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
(theatrical) fighting scene
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
inside; interior; inner part
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
mausoleum; imperial court