to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
order; command; directions; instructions
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
submersion; inundation; being flooded
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
what's what; heads or tails
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
remaining; left-over; excess
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
fixed property; real property; fixed occupation
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
(arch.) chinaberry; (arch.) Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May
chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
comfort; consolation; diversion