to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
manners; courtesy; etiquette
coincident with; while; simultaneously
foreign enemy; outside invader
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
diagonal move (in the game of go)
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
failure to pay one's compliments; omission of courtesy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
literally; to the letter; literal
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
incident; affair; happening; event
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to