to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
registered mail; registered post
fee; charge; rate; material
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
second day of the month; two days
day (as in holiday); daytime
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
human kindness; human weakness
miser; niggard; cheapskate
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
public confidence; popular support
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
wind and waves; rough seas; storm; dispute; quarrel; trouble
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
unselfishness; wanting little
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
noted priest; celebrated priest
friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor