polite; courteous; hospitable
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
older sister and younger brother
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
one thin flat object; one sheet
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to begin some form of lifestyle
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone