metre; meter; meter; gauge
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
council; conference; consultation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
succession to headship of a family
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to sink (into); to get depressed
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo