Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
one's living; one's livelihood
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus); (arch.) black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus); Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
date (year, month and day)
(examination) comments and marks; rating
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
third-year student; third-year pupil
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
certified copy; transcript; official copy of the family register
late at night; small hours of the morning
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play