inclination; tendency; nature; character
next term; next period; next version; next release
news of someone's death; obituary
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
disinheritance; disowning
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
funny story; funny anecdote
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
donation; contribution; endowment
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
big man; large man; tall man; giant
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish