to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
military register; muster roll
one's native country; land of one's birth
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
with a start; with a jump
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
this family; our family; this house; we
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
Semang (Negrito ethnic group of the Malay Peninsula)
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
kabuki play; kabuki drama; kabuki script
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
best pupil; leading disciple
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
offender; criminal; culprit
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone
to spread; to be propagated
chief; main; principal; major
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
dragon god; dragon king; naga
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
someone; a certain person
section meeting; division (of a larger organisation); department; section
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
manners and customs; folkways; usage