public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
duty; obligation; responsibility
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
words; speech; expression
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to manage; to dispose of; to carry through; to distinguish; to discriminate
spirit; heart; disposition
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
condition; figure; appearance; voice
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
virtuous act or deeds; goodness
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear