hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
rudder; ladder (PLC programming paradigm) (programing)
wrestlers from the same stable
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
low tone; bass; low voice
one's own car; privately owned car
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
Yomotsu Hirasaka (slope that leads to the land of the dead)
Imperial chrysanthemum emblem
natural span of life; 250 years old
to scatter away; to vanish
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
retainer; attendant; escort
heirloom; trump card; last resort; family tradition
historical play; period drama
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to explain; to dispel doubts
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
to feel hungry; to get hungry
old couple; elderly couple
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
good-quality; superior in quality
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular