to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
curtain; hanging; bunting
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
retainer; retinue; servant
chair; stool; post; office; position
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
only; merely; but; no more than
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)