holding on to; sticking to
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
property; fortune; assets
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
master; teacher; stable master
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
collection of books; (personal) library
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
elegance; taste; refinement
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
at the meeting; on the occasion
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.)
poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to have a name entered in the family register
Ninju era (851.4.28-854.11.30)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
closing of a business or enterprise
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
bubbling spring; gushing spring; fountain
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople