animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
sick person; patient; invalid
abandoned child; foundling
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
educational system; school system
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
guidelines for action; personal principles
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
second; number two; runner-up
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
accounting; administration (of money)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
reporting, contacting, and consultation
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
address (on envelope, etc.)
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
one's house; one's home; one's family
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
root; joint; base; crotch
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift