quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
the first and second; a few
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
Araki Michiko (1917.3.6-1989.3.24)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
temporary abode; staying on a temporary basis
previous writing; first of two books; previous letter
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
don't you think?; indicates question
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
honorific/polite/humble prefix
information; news; report; reward; retribution
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
the West; the Occident; Western countries
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased