meeting hall; assembly hall
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
opposite side; opposition
to lean against; to set against
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to go past; to pass; to pass by
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
father; dad; husband; you; he
world; society; people; the public
very; much; greatly; a lot of
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
family or person with samurai ancestors
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
house for rent; house to let; building a house; built house
chamberlain; castle keeper
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
agricultural scientist; agronomist; agriculturist
studies; schoolwork; classwork
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child