stillness; quiet; peacefulness
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to translate; to interpret
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hills and fields; countryside
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally