number of people; population; human head
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to amuse oneself; to make merry
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
francolin (partridge-like bird of genus Francolinus); (arch.) partridge (of genus Perdix)
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to have an eye on; to zero in on
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to warm oneself at the fire
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)