remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
the Diary of Murasaki Shikibu
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
long-vowel mark; macron; long note
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
on the way back; returning
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
attending (upon); keeping another company
near oneself; close to one; familiar
disaster; calamity; misfortune
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
(by) one's side; nearby location; place close to one's person; you
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
ill will; malice; evil intent
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)