stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
March; third month of the lunar calendar
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole
lowly person; lowliness; I
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister; bitch; Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture); Amazon (online retailer)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to break off with (e.g. one's lover); to be sharp enough to cut one's skin (of a new banknote, etc.)
young master; young gentleman
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
such ... as; or some such
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
scenery; scene; landscape
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)