great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
occasional; infrequent; rare
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
(another's) daughter; young lady
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
father; dad; husband; you; he
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
chief; main; principal; important
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
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
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
one's possessions; ownership
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
tenement house; row house
small businessman; petty trader
dying; death; dead; useless; damned