hillock; small hill; knoll; hummock
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
antique; old article; secondhand goods
storehouse; warehouse; godown
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
history of Japan; Japanese history
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
study; research; investigation
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
combined junior high and high school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)