brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
even though; despite; notwithstanding
Western paper; paper manufactured in the Western manner
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
(United States of) America; USA
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
perianth; floral envelope
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
dense growth; healthy growth
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
irregularity; unevenness; asymmetry; lack of uniformity
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony