to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
your husband; her husband
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
front; frontage; facade; main
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
white knight; knight in shining armor
surrounding at a distance
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
armor and helmet (armour)