kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
3000; three thousand; many
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
at that time; in those days
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
retirement from public office; going into opposition; losing power
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
the whole family; the whole house
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
former years; formerly; a few years ago
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use