ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
whole summer; summer long
older sister; elder sister
older sister and younger brother
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
private tutor; coach; governess
to employ; to hire; to charter
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
port (left side of vessel)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to push aside; to brush aside
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
duty; obligation; responsibility
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)