home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
the last moment; the very end
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
author; writer; novelist; artist
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
voyage; passage; travelling
to say; to tell; to state; to do
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
business; trade; operations; sales
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
sales; selling; marketing
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
declaration; proclamation; announcement
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
writing (e.g. as a profession)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
largest class; top category
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)