poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
married woman; woman; lady
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
re-used wooden materials; recycled furnishings
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
thoroughly; through and through
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to be contented; to be at ease
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
want to ... do something; would like to ...
(dying of) natural causes
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)