seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
magistrate; shogunate administrator
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
until now; so far; up to the present
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
posterity; future life; life to come
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to send word (to); to write (to)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include