tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
piece of meat; cut of meat
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
always; constantly; constancy; eternity; permanent residence
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
hot sake with grilled fish fins (esp. fugu or sea bream)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
heart-to-heart communication; thought transference; (lit.) holding a flower and subtly smiling
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
company president; manager; director
honorific title; honorific term of address
fudoki; description of regional climate, culture, etc.
experience; history; record; career
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
Hasegawa Nyozekan (1875.11.30-1969.11.11)
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
family name; lineage; birth; clan
Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyūshū)
mountain range; mountain backbone; spinal column; backbone
smoke from human habitations
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)