hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
famous treasure; noted treasure
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
one's possessions; ownership
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
quiver (worn on the right hip; post-Nara period)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
government office; government agency; authorities
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
a short while ago; already
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
personality; style; appearance
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
raising an army; launching business