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name, given name; title; fame, renown, reputation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous, great
name; given name, first name
name, title
honor, honour, credit, glory, fame, distinction; prestige, dignity, reputation, honor, good name; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to name, to call, to christen, to term
to give one's name (as), to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be, to call oneself, to wear the title of; to reveal oneself (as), to admit to being
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification, pretext
business card
name, title, appellation, (something) nominal; (under the) pretext (of), pretense
noun
register of names, list of names, roll, register, roster
noted family, noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
master, expert
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
famous product, special product, speciality, specialty
fame, reputation, renown
masterpiece
famous, noted, renowned, celebrated, well-known
famous book, masterpiece (literary work)
master, expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
giving one's name, self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age
name plate, name tag, label
in name and in reality, nominally and virtually, form and contents
good idea
famous picture, masterpiece (painting); film classic
to introduce oneself, to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought), to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
calling by name, designation, nomination
famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon, full moon
great actor, famous actor, star
reluctant (to part)
honorary position
Nagoya (city)
remains, traces, vestiges, relics; (the sorrow of) parting; end
surname, family name, last name
- 名簿みょうぶ
proof of identity (for nobles, doctors, etc.; Heian period)
- 名分めいぶん
moral duty, moral obligations; justification, pretext, just cause
- 名主なぬし
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
- 名主みょうしゅ
nominal holder of an allocated rice field (ritsuryō system)