ōmi yari; long-bladed spear (blades 60cm or more)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
top or preceding horizontal column
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
knot (nautical mile per hour)
indecent; indelicate; dirty; vulgar; risqué
translated sentence; translated passage; translation; version; rendering
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
Turkey; Türkiye; turquoise
point in common; common feature
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
free translation; liberal translation
Genesis (book of the Bible)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to force to do; to compel
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
several minutes; a few minutes
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court; 1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to assume
love affair; love relationship
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer