sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
master; teacher; stable master
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
adds force or indicates command
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
long; drawn-out; very long
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)