sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
to mistake (A for B); to misread
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
absence; disregard; indifference
to invite; to show (someone) in
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
(Edo-period) town magistrate
office organization; office organisation; management; managerial post
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
chestnut (horse coat color)
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
explanation; interpretation
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to speak; to hear a voice
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip