pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
every person; every mouth; every entrance
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
sixth day of the month; six days
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
imperial court; royal court
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
grandfather; male senior-citizen
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
right of succession; right to the throne
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
chief vassal; senior statesman
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
will; testament; last request
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)