washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
breath; breathing; tone; mood
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
popular name; common name; given name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
of course; certainly; naturally
distinction; differentiation; classification
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
consequence; outcome; result; blame
house where one was born; one's parents' house
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service