variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
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)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
duty; obligation; responsibility
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
head with grey hair (gray); grey head
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
place; situation; position; location
to congratulate; to celebrate
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
the staff; inside the department
to wipe out; to put an end to
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
sympathy; compassion; pity
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
righteousness; justice; right
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
quitting one's job and moving back to one's hometown
thatched hut; monks cell; (my) humble abode
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
(military or pleasure) expedition
pupil; student; schoolchild