leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
fur rug; fur cushion; insole; inner sole
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
box-shaped heavy armour, esp. used on horseback; ō-yoroi
point of a sword; forceful debate
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
depression; recession; slump
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
husband and wife; married couple
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
in the background; not standing out
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
in good health; alive and well; going strong
feeling (looking) lone and helpless; helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)