courtesy call; courtesy visit
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
calls and sounds made by insects
thicket; coppice; brushwood
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
old house; deserted house
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
all present; all concerned; all of us
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
seeing something that isn't actually there; hallucination; pretending not to see; looking the other way; looking upwards
look!; there!; here!; that is
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
fortune-telling; divination
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
suitable; satisfactory; desirable