hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to differ; to vary; to disagree
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
somehow; for some reason or other
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
on the occasion of; at the time of
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
girls' or women's division or section
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party