(a) little; somewhat; somehow
calculating, profit-or-loss mentality
without; unless; have to do
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
same kind (race); homogeneousness
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
Tales of Yamato (Heian period)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
early on; earlier on; from early
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
new and old; incoming and outgoing
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
reading matter; reading material
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
filial duties; devotion to one's parents
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
very; greatly; exceedingly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening