long (time that has passed); old (story)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
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
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
naturalized citizen; naturalised citizen
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
and (also); both ... and; as well as
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to turn towards; to point
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
dated; date; fixed; external
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
story; tale; talk; discussion
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
order; sequence; procedure