phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
wall of clouds; bank of clouds
dawn; daybreak; beginning
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
phantom; vision; illusion
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
powerful family; powerful clan
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
the same rank; equality; apposition
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
besides; in addition; also; moreover
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
ancestor; forefather; foremother
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation