(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
that's the way it is; such is life
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
headhunting; collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
staying in Tokyo (the capital)
Japanese grenadier anchovy (Coilia nasus)
ideal; desirable; the way something should be; target; goal
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
appointed time; timetable; schedule
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)