pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas)
pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
natural growth; wild growth
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
surname; family name; last name
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Tottori Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
dry riverbed; river beach