essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
steady; sound; reliable; solid
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
dying while traveling; dying while abroad
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
first-class carriage (coach)
single word; a few words; brief comment
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
about when; about what time; how soon
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
generation; lifetime; age
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
emperor (of Japan); mikado
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
surname; family name; last name
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
one's house; one's home; one's family
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink