to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
stupa; pagoda; wooden grave tablet
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
to be found; to be discovered
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
(a) Buddha; deceased person
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
repentance; confession; penitence
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
unbleached muslin; calico
string loincloth; G-string
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
classical elegance; antiquity
to move (house); to change residence
principle; theory; fundamental truth
Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic
major subject; special study
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
personal feelings; self-interest
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true