head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
society; public; community; social studies
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
both; both sides; both parties
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus