tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to shake; to sway; to waver
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze