near; nearby; not far off
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to correct oneself; to restate
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
Mongolian wrestling; Mongolian sumo
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
mass of rock; rock lump; block
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
to mistake (A for B); to misread
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
Amakusa Shirou Tokisada (1621-1638)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
Hōei era (1704.3.13-1711.4.25)
Hōei eruption (Mount Fuji eruption of 1707-08)
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption