unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
tall-paneled sliding door
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
every other; second; alternate
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
established or operated by a village
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
scattered here and there; at intervals
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
study; diligence; discount; reduction
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
honor prize; honour prize
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
memory; sense; experience
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
guess; speculation; supposition
vacant house; unoccupied house