army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
memories; recollections; reminiscence
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
scene; spectacle; sight; view
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
moment; brief space of time
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to thrust before; to thrust at
cinnamon; cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
neighbourhood; neighborhood
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement