thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
father; dad; husband; you; he
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
thrifty; frugal; economical
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
road for persons of high rank
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to take away; to carry away
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
condition; figure; appearance; voice
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
head house (family); birthplace; originator
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
edict; public announcement
(death from) starvation; starving to death
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
spring water; clear (pure) water
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms