father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
this occasion; at this time; now
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
reason; cause; circumstances
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be given up; to be discontinued
how; in what way; how about; questionable
in comparison to; rather than
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
already; now; no longer; not any more
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing