to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
duty; function; office; mission; task
woman; female; feminine gender
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
secret story; unknown episode
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl