errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
disposition; temperament; turn of mind; atmosphere; feeling
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
a short while ago; already
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
lost article; something forgotten
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to work hard; to make an effort
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
mountain stream; mountain torrent
use; utilization; utilisation; application
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
hydraulic power; water power
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble