red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to surround; to crowd around
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
strong-willed; strong of heart
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
full view; plain sight; completely visible
Western clothing; Western binding
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
beyond that point; after that
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
Japanese person; Japanese people
just because; even if; even though
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
blending of Japanese and Western styles
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
to join together; to combine; to join up
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)