machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to get slightly dirty (all over)
something wrapped in a furoshiki
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet; attached paper
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
hour of death; one's last moments; end of one's life
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
sending home; repatriation; deportation
participation; joining; entry
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of