surname; family name; last name
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
command; control; commander
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
in the end; on top of that
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to lie deep in; to extend far back
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
vitality; energy; dynamism
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
sincere; faithful; honest
serving; attending on someone
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(medical) decoction; infusion
former post; former occupant of the post
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)