conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to entertain; to make welcome
highway route (Edo period); main route
long time; long interval; for quite some time
caller; visitor; company; guest
arabesque pattern; toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
guardian deity of one's birthplace
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
inner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
neighbourhood; neighborhood
raising or keeping an animal by oneself
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
-less; lacking; non-existing
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
youthful; young; young-looking
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior