upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
neighbourhood; neighborhood
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
real situations; personal consideration; private circumstances; favoritism; favouritism
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
relation; connection; affinity
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
income; receipts; revenue
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam