to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
storeroom (attached to a house); Imperial warehouse
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
(political) power; authority; influence
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(surface of) field; plain; unworked surface of (quarried) stone; (rough) surface of plank
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
archeological excavation (archaeological)
at that time; in those days
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
castle tower; keep; donjon
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum