comfort; consolation; diversion
outside one's jurisdiction
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
communications (e.g. post, telegraph)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
entering the barracks; enlistment
military sword; saber; sabre
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
one person; another name; nickname; alias
returning to one's village
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
national crisis; national disaster