five (long cylindrical things)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhism; Buddhist temple
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
again; once more; a second time
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
descending a mountain; descent
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
great person; eminent figure
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
(present) head of a family
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
great laughter; burst of laughter
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll about; to writhe about