Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
you could say that; that might be so
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to some extent; to a certain extent
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
bacterium; bacteria; germ
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
management; administration; operation
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
fair; fair ball; fair (event)