authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
court mourning (for the late emperor or empress); national mourning
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
black and white; right and wrong
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
hedge; fence; border; limit
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
father and mother; parents
to collect; to solicit; to seek; to look for evidence; to check; to summon
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
situated deep in the mountains
tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; (lit.) tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
company president; manager; director