to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
news; word; tidings; omen
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(United States of) America; USA
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to watch over; to watch attentively
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
successive generations; successive emperors
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
family a woman has married into
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
one's own work; making by oneself
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
person of culture; cultured person
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(present) head of a family
family; relatives; dependents; household
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand