pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
on a floor; above floor level
small cupboard on wall of tokonoma
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.); demise
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
first third of a two-hour period
death of important person (e.g. prince, princess, cabinet minister)
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
(beriberi-caused) heart failure
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
to keep secret; to conceal
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
cease-fire; truce; armistice
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
resignation (from a position)
to show signs of; to appear
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
death; the next world; to pass away; to die