stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
opening and shutting; opening and closing
the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
living off (a person); sponging off; parasitism
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
... years old; age (of) ...
rural districts; counties
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
indiscretion; imprudence; rudeness; misbehavior; misconduct; misdeed
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
appearance; air; condition; state; form
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
Buddhist (household) altar
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)