to live; to get along; to spend (time)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
of course; certainly; naturally
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
when it becomes; when it comes to
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to shout (in anger); to yell
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
living by oneself; living alone
by myself; in person; by oneself
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
considerably; fairly; quite
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding