day of month; counter for days
to return (to the original state); to revert (to); to restore (to); to take revenge on
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
stone needle used in Chinese acupuncture
various medicines; medical treatment; supper in a Zen temple; rice porridge served for supper in a Zen temple
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
temple; shrine; sanctuary
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
midsummer; height of summer
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
contest; comparison; competition
working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
remittance; sending money; transferring money