paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to state; to express; to mention
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
conferring of decorations
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
main question; real issue at hand
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to relax; to feel at home
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to be prolonged; to drag on
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold