Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
serious; not joking; straight
signature or written seal at the end of a document
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
recitation; reciting from memory
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
your body; your health; yourself; you
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
verbal message; word (from someone)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
so slight as to be all but non-existent
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
how; in what way; by what means
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
depending on; dependent on
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)