to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
the same place; the same address; the said place
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
practice; practising; training; study
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
all night; throughout the night
primary school; elementary school; grade school
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
drawing; painting; picture
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after