taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
flour; meal; powder; dust
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
baby face; childlike face; babyface (in pro wrestling); face; good guy
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
to be intimate with; to befriend
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
you (plural); all of you; you all
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs