as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
municipal office; council; city hall
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
local government employee; local civil servant
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
wherein; therein; thereinto
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
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
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
that; the matter in question
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
Shinto rites; Shinto style
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
(writing, painting) brush
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
continuing one's education into university
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
determination; conviction
decision; determination; resolution
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
one's original family name; maiden name