character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
original story; original version; this volume
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
northwestern part; the northwest
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
the deceased; the departed
government service; the bureaucracy
second grade; second class; secondary
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
family trade; family business; steward (of an estate)
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
selection; choice; picking out
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
young noblewoman; princess
the same; the said; likewise
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
order of chivalry; chivalric order
advanced level; high grade; senior