leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
working away from the office
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to stop walking; to pause
dusk; nightfall; twilight
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
secretary (lowest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
in terms of; from the point of view of
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking