bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
exaggerated beyond recognition; nonsense; wild talk; lies
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
rule; reign; government; governing
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
touring (by car, bike, etc.)
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
great depth; bottomless; great height
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
new menu item; new dish on a menu
un-; non-; negative prefix
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
origin; source; beginning; starting point
keep up your strength; chin up!
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
personal (employee); employed; retained
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
how; in what way; circumstances
superb view; picturesque scenery
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat