smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
historic; historical; traditional
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to mark the end; to spell the end
suddenly; all of a sudden
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act