mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
former husband; late husband
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
property; fortune; means; assets
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
sickly; delicate constitution
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
business world; business circles
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
(former) imperial university
professor; teaching; instruction
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
dilapidated house; deserted house
living in tranquility; retiring to the countryside; retirement house
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle