attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
sarcophagus; stone coffin
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
rather; sooner; preferably
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
elopement; running away with a lover
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
Mt Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
dry riverbed; river beach
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
branch (of flowers); cluster; mass (of clouds)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
book; volume; this; present; main; head
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out