pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
school affairs; religious affairs
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
way of eating; how to eat
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to provide; to supply; to furnish
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
level; standard; water level
pull; patronage; tug; discount
laborer; labourer; workman
businessman; industrialist
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
to help a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching