beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
to say; to be pleased to say
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to dye; to colour; to color
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
imagination; supposition; guess
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to name; to call; to christen; to term
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes