all one has; all one's possessions
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
like this; in this way; as you see
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
division into equal parts; equal parts
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to fold up; to fold into layers
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
tool; implement; means; furniture
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
inheritance; something given or received
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
on that occasion; at that time
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask