related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
virile; tough; masculine; intense
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
mask; disguise; guise; mask
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
higher rank; better position
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
generation; lifetime; age
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
(some) more; even more; longer; further
ignorant of the ways of the world
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
economical; efficient; lean; compact
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital