hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
but; however; even though; even if
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
the place for; the time for; the level of
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
to say; to be called; to do
to redeem (from sin); to save
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
how; in what way; how about
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to hide; to conceal oneself
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much