ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
transport; freight; shipping
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
while; during (the time when)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
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)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to order; to command; to appoint
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree