chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
counter for chairs or seats
front; frontage; facade; main
caller; visitor; company; guest
to invite; to show (someone) in
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
greeting; a fine thing to say
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
guard; signalman; attendant
guard; signalman; attendant
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
emperor's arrival (at his office, etc.)
school affairs; religious affairs
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
to lend a hand; to render assistance; (lit.) to bare one shoulder
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
your body; your health; yourself; you
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
on the way back; returning