labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
sailing windward; land division in the Ryukyu Kingdom equivalent to modern prefectures (but the size of cities or towns)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
Okinawan fixed form poetry
rash decision; jumping to a conclusion
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
course; route; path; process; means
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
characteristic way of speaking
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
woman; female; feminine gender
about when; about what time; how soon
to emphasize; to attach importance to
posterity; future generations
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
good fortune; luck; happiness; vipaka (retribution)
expression method; how to express oneself; phrasing
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
longevity celebration; old age anniversary
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
celebration; congratulations
thousand years; many years
door-to-door manzai; form of comedy originally performed at people's homes by entertainers during the New Year festivities; precursor to modern day manzai
to congratulate; to celebrate
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)