family; relatives; dependents; household
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
hometown; rural township (of China)
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)
Edo period inspection of rice plants
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
(open up) suddenly (of a view); widely; broadly; (disappear) suddenly (of doubt, hesitation, etc.)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
expression; look; countenance; face
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
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)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to explain; to solve; to make clear
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
open air; outdoors; outside
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
stone (used for throwing)
stone (used for throwing)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
a short while ago; already
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate