house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
outrageous lie; outright lie
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
way of solving (a problem); solution
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
senior high school; high school
leaving school during a term
alone; unaided; away from home
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy