brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
be (that) as it may; having said that
to pry; to prize; to prise
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
mountain stream; mountain torrent
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
having fun in groups; swimming in groups; shoaling; forming a shoal
holding one's ground; defending local authority
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
nation at war; militant nation
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services