what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
aviary; henhouse; chicken house
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.)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
ceremony fitting child with a hakama
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Heian period coming-of-age ceremony for girls
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
unconditionally; as a rule