offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
(inedible) midgut gland of a scallop
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person; non-disabled person
sick person; patient; invalid
tamaya! (word shouted when viewing fireworks)
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to depart (for military service); to go (into battle)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
little by little; bit by bit
veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature; (lit.) one layer of skin
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
fully prepared; all ready
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
loyal retainer; loyal subject
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
absolute obedience; complete submission
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders; tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to compose; to put together
amount of material resources
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml