several years; a few years
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
strange; mysterious; queer; weird
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
land near a castle; castle town
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
thus; in this way; like this
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(security) deposit; caution money
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
letterpress printer; letterpress printing shop
leave-taking; (saying) goodbye; requesting leave (from work)
it's been a long time; long time no see
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryō system)
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
standard; set; routine; decided
maid; helper; help; assistance
Chinese lobelia (Lobelia chinensis)
to have similar tastes (in food); to have compatible palates; to be in sync (of lip movements with spoken or sung vocals); (arch.) to understand each other; (arch.) to be in agreement
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
roaming; drifting about; wandering; drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
clothes; clothing; garments
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
wastepaper basket; wastebasket
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
return; arriving home; conclusion; reduction