a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
use; utilization; utilisation; application
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
lately; recently; nowadays
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully