to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
fee; charge; rate; material
suddenly; all of a sudden
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
have to do; must; should; ought to
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
article for everyday use; domestic article
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests