man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
in history; ever; historical
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
since one was born; (in) all one's life
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
grated daikon; daikon grater
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
to mix; to stir; to blend
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection