achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
(period of) a year; during an era
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
a little bit; a little while
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)