neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
folklore studies; folkloristics
Minakata Kumagusu (1867.5.18-1941.12.29)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
communication disorder; being bad at communication; being unsociable
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
same kind (race); homogeneousness
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
everywhere; all over; throughout
utmost limit; extremity; result
already; now; no longer; not any more
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to rock; to shake; to swing
this occasion; at this time; now
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to order; to command; to appoint
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject