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
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
talk; story; conversation
failure; miss; slipup; blunder; bungle
murder of one's own lord or father
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
good-for-nothing; worthless
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
in one's hands; in one's control
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
recovery; undoing; recall
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
food and drink; eating and drinking
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
to be profitable; to yield a profit
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.