to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
rich person; wealthy person
historical; traditional; historic
younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; young and beautiful
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
black and white; right and wrong
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
companion; partner; spouse
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
convenience; benefit; profit
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
fermented sweetfish entrails and roe
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently