cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to say; to be called; to do
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
two persons; two people; pair; couple
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
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.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)