difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
(not) in the least; (not) at all
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
twice; again; second time
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to own; to receive; to understand
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
liquidation (of a company); finishing remaining business
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
family; members of a family
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
house where one was born; one's parents' house