conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
temple elementary school (Edo period)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
infancy; childhood; tender age
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
hair style; way of dressing hair
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
Mrs; Lady; Madam; your wife
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
the same; the said; likewise
returning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely