lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
man of virtue; humanitarian
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
school expenses; education fund
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
entreaty; supplication; petition
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
dissolution (of a political party)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
proceeding from Tokyo to Osaka
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
must not do; should not do; do not do
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)