close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
Sugimura Youtarou (1884.9.28-1939.3.24)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
official copy of the family register
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
postcard; memo; note; card
metropolitan tramway; tram operated by the metropolitan government (esp. Tokyo)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
(United States of) America; USA
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may