to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
minuteness; one millionth
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
surmise; guess; inference
one's own child; one's own children
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
armor and helmet (armour)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
black lustre; black luster
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
also known as; also called
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)