absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
dwarfism; dwarf; stunted; diminutive
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
common hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum); Analipus japonicus (species of brown alga)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
internal use; private business
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
qin and se (two different kinds of Chinese zither); happy marriage
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
domain administrative headquarters (early Meiji)
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
becoming a lordless samurai
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
some day; hereafter; at some future time