loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
sympathy; empathy; response
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
major cleanup; spring cleaning
something wrapped in a furoshiki
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
narrator in Japanese silent cinema
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
descendant; posterity; offspring
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to yell; to rant; to rave
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)