to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
farming; agriculture; cultivation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
and yet; though; when; in spite of
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
natural calamity; disaster
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
lord of a manor; estate steward
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot