sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
attendance (of the Empress)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
the place for; the time for; the level of
property; fortune; assets
alone; by oneself; on one's own
street at night; making a night journey
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
simplicity; unsophisticatedness
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
that is to say; so that means
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses