ancient oriental belt decoration; counter for swords
order; command; life; destiny; fate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
farming implement; farm tools
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
one edge; one end; one side
same kind; accomplices; companions
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
newly compiled; newly edited
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland