written and spoken words; description
to need; to require; to take; to demand
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
great man; hero; master mind
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
this occasion; at this time; now
enemy castle; enemy fortress
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
terrible pain; terrible hardship; terrible suffering
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
near-death; close to death
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
rope; cord; policeman's rope
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
bristly beard; bristly mustache; tiger whiskers
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
weak constitution; ill health
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
hard to get; hard to come by