skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
history of Japan; Japanese history
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
father; dad; husband; you; he
total hours spent working
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
manners; courtesy; etiquette
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
honor; honour; credit; prestige
jumping to a hasty conclusion
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
Yamagata Aritomo (1838.6.14-1922.2.1)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
Katsura Kogorou (1833-77)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
training; drill; practice; discipline