town; city; municipal; urban
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to gather; to collect; to assemble
Western (film genre); country and western music
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
for example; for instance; e.g.
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!