ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to jump up and down; to hop
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
several people; a few people
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to apologize; to apologise
to order; to command; to appoint
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
pitching ability; counter for pitches
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand