duty; obligation; responsibility
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
fixed date; appointed day
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
successively; one after another
those present; attendance
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan