to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)
hazard area (flood, tsunami, etc.); danger zone; no man's land
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
marching orders; sailing orders
large triple gate to temple
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
the entire force (of soldiers)
southwestern part; the southwest
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
relief squad; rescue party
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
spare time; free time; leisure
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb