zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
separate; respective; different
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
pulsation; pulsatory motion
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
ox-headed demon (in hell)
horse-headed demon (in hell)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
calamity; disaster; misfortune
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
opening fully; full throttle; full power
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
public holiday; celebration (of)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings