Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
last night; yesterday evening
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
name; given name; first name
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
from now; from this moment; henceforth
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
thereupon; shortly thereafter