to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
good correspondent; ready writer
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to slide into; to slip into
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
three corners; three-way intersection; three-cornered crossing
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
ox-headed demon (in hell)
horse-headed demon (in hell)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
21st day of the month; 21 days
fulfilment of a vow; fulfillment of a vow
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)