sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
body; group; party; company; troupe
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends