assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
many; numerous; various; large number of
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
to send a person on an errand
sealed letter; sealed document; enclosure
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly