to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
eccentric; crank; oddball
military authorities; army circles
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
considerably; fairly; quite
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(Japanese) empress; queen
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
older brother; elder brother