to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
storeroom (attached to a house); Imperial warehouse
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
failure; mistake; blunder
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to give; to do (something) for
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
staying at home or indoors; living in seclusion; retirement
second day of the month; two days
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
various countries; various regions; various provinces
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
every year; yearly; annually
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
the same; the said; likewise
written seal; stylized signature
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
(present) head of a family
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to give a dinner party; to hold a banquet
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
celebratory banquet; feast
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
if so; in that case; in that situation
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature