broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
cloud flying through the sky
laxative; purgative; evacuant; loose bowels; diarrhea; diarrhoea
withdrawing from the castle
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
(amount of a samurai's) stipend
as you are aware; as you know
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
(another person's) nephew
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
farm work; field labour; field labor
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
grated daikon; daikon grater
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
feudal retainer or warrior
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
being upright and cleanhanded
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
biological child; one's own child
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife