wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
samurai and common people
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
looking on; remaining a spectator
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to carry out one's mission
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
tool; implement; means; furniture
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
false charge; slander; defamation
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
capable; able; talented; promising
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)