living room (Japanese-style)
spring cicada (Terpnosia vacua)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
how many years; how long; what year
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
electricity; (electric) light
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
agricultural land; farmland
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)