minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
Buddhist memorial service
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
greeting; a fine thing to say
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
Department of the Imperial Household
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
at least; at most; (even) just
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
child whose paternity is unknown; illegitimate child; child whose father is dead; fatherless child
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
outside the city area; suburbs
(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
that year; same year; same age
fourth day of the month; four days
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
water's edge; shore; waterside
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
lidded; covered; container with a lid
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in