honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
place; situation; position; location
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
local specialty; special product (of a region)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
companion; company; tritagonist
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
rather; better; instead; if anything
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)