a step; short distance; short time
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
growth period (in children)
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
along the river; riverside
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
shop; small store; business; firm
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to degenerate; to lapse into
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
(another person's) nephew
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
basis for decision; evidence for judging
being (somewhere); sitting
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
electrical appliances; electric appliances
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to mind; to care; to worry
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent