counter for flags, banners, etc.
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
honorific affix; honorific prefix
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sincerity; true heart; devotion
false rumor; false rumour
to act as an intermediary
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
many; a lot; much; multitude
to come to one's senses; to calm down
labour and management; labor and management
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
local Shinto deity; tutelary god