(social) position; status
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to rank next to; to come after
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
Kenmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
New Year's greetings or well-wishes offered by retainers to the Emperor
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
high steward; grand master
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
in order; in turn; one by one
many colors; many colours
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
snake; serpent; large snake
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!