sublime; noble; high-minded
daughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home
Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
rosary; string of prayer beads
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
February; second month of the lunar calendar
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
portrait; likeness; picture
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
image; figure; figure; form; image
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe