one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
guess; conjecture; surmise
eighth day of the month; eight days
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
sixth day of the month; six days
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
notification of moving in
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
the same; the said; likewise
lease agreement; rental contract
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
(period of) a year; during an era
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
the same place; the same address; the said place
departure; leaving; going away; recession
after that; afterwards; thereafter
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp