pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
every other; second; alternate
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.; mountain peak
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
dark indigo (almost black); coarse cloth
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede