to say; to tell; to state; to do
abuse; misuse; perversion
-less; lacking; non-existing
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
than; from; out of; except; but; more
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(Edo-period) town magistrate
by means of; due to; because of; according to
secret; private; surreptitious
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
control; management (e.g. of a business)
(full) name; family name and given name
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure