head house (family); birthplace; originator
occasional; infrequent; rare
(present) head of a family
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)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
wicked tongue; abusive language
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to close down a business; to shut a business
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
moment by moment; hour by hour
toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a talisman against smallpox
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
entreaty; appeal; petition
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
weakening; emaciation; decline
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
tirelessly; perseveringly; without letting up
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
determination; conviction
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
springy (texture); doughy; elastic