head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
in the same way as; just like
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
admiration; being impressed (by)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
human relations; personal relationships
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to intend; to be sure that
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)