mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
extreme north; North Pole
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
how many years; how long; what year
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
people; men and women; each person; everybody
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains