deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
naivete; simplicity; innocence
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
factory; plant; mill; workshop
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
on the way back; returning
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
one-yen taxi (in the Taisho and Showa periods); taxi
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
government office; agency; board
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
any large, red, deep-water scorpionfish with big eyes; Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
Japan's best; number one in Japan
before the gate; in front of the gate
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto