to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
hundred times; hundred degrees
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to have a reason; to have an excuse
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
(not) so much; (not) that much