to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
youthful; young; young-looking
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
mature; becoming precocious
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
launching out; embarking upon (a career)
great man; fine figure of a man
whereabout; about where; how much
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
fourth day of the month; four days
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer