piece; fragment; one (object)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
snow and rain; (arch.) snowfall
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
taking appropriate action; tact
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
restricted Chinese characters
handy method; shortcut; expedient
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
main object; principal object; true aim
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to endeavor to; to aspire to
Ashikaga period (i.e. the Muromachi period, 1333-1573 CE)
samurai; warrior; military family
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
these days; now; recently
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease