difference; disparity; gap
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
at that time; in those days
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
application; request; petition
succession to headship of a family
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
fourth day of the month; four days
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
loud voice; high-pitched voice
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
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)
being settled; coming to a conclusion