household; home; family; housekeeping
evening meal; supper; dinner
Japan, China and the West; Japanese, Chinese and Western learning
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
wet nurse; nursing mother
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
pellet drum (used as a children's toy); rattle drum
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
knowing how to swim; returning a favor
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
wild geese returning north in the spring
prayer (for something); supplication
sword; blade; single stroke
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
clearing one's throat; cough
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
(open up) suddenly (of a view); widely; broadly; (disappear) suddenly (of doubt, hesitation, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist