master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
bereavement; separation by death; loss
to look young; to seem young
premature death; untimely death; dying young
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
while being out of the office or away from home
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
observation; survey; watching
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
something; some kind of; for some reason
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to seize; to grab; to collar