pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
independent; unaffiliated; self-funding
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
position; location; base; point; site
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear