to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
ruler and ruled; master and servant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
two persons; two people; pair; couple
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking