now that; since; as long as; provided that
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
ancestor; forefather; foremother
park (public, amusement, etc.); parking
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
honor; honour; credit; prestige
family name; professional name
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
every evening; night after night
history; pedigree; lineage
transferring (a convict to a different prison); escort
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
library; book collection; paperback book
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
baptismal ceremony; baptism
indeed; really; truly; very much
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
half-length statue or portrait; bust
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
one's memoirs; keepsake (not from a dead person)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to grow up; to become an adult
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
article; news story; report; account
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery