grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
gifts given to or received by a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
fine weather; fair weather
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
artificial hill (in a garden)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
report; notification; registration
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
depends entirely on; depends above all on
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to (physically) force someone to sit down
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
right and wrong; right or wrong
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
in order; sequential; seriatim
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than