person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
property; fortune; assets
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
all night long; all through the night
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material