guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
big catch (fishing); good haul
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
here and there; in places
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
(beautiful) scenery; natural beauty
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
place where one works; construction site; working area
as (for); for; in the capacity of
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret