descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
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)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
information; experience; knowledge; observation
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
intention; idea; inclination; wish
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
privy seal; imperial seal
deep inside; innermost place
imperial seal; privy seal
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
approx. 80% of the way up a mountainside; view of a light green mountain; mountain that appears green from afar
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
any more; any further; any better; any longer
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
public-spirited or self-sacrificing individual
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)