field; plain; prairie; moor
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
in the meanwhile; during the time
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)
exhibition; display; putting on show
in case of; at that time; at this time
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
family; members of a family
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
convenient; handy; useful
deformation during firing (ceramics); color variation during firing
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
newspaper reporter; print journalist
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front