aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
name; given name; first name
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
posthumous name; posthumous title
enumeration; citation; listing
that's the way it is; such is life
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
dwelling; house; residence; address
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to