surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
Christian name; baptismal name
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
smoothly; easily; readily
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
association; union; guild
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
bright person; talented student; prodigy
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
government; administration
difficult problem; challenge
to thrust before; to thrust at
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
government office; agency; board
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
nothing but; none other than
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
risky; dangerous; insecure
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in