counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
to pick up; to find; to gather
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
three kinds; three varieties
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
classification; categorization; sorting
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
imperial decree; imperial edict
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
document; official papers
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
government office; public office
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
two parts; both parts; both realms (i.e. the Diamond Realm and the Womb Realm); Shinto-Buddhist amalgamation
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
on the occasion of; at the time of
Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
even though; despite; when