great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
distinguishing; distinction; discrimination; telling apart
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to pick up; to find; to gather
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
successive generations; successive emperors
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
Leo (constellation); the Lion
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
first generation; founder
three generations; three periods; third generation
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
dozens; scores of; decades
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
nowadays; these days; at present
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
being in general control of
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
attendance; presence; appearance
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)