uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
health; healthy; sound; fit
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
fields (of rice and other crops)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
police officer; policeman; policewoman
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
testimonial; certificate of commendation
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
moving; changing residence; change of address