book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
introverted; introspective, self-examining; centripetal
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
only recently; just of late
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to rally; to make a comeback
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to figure out; to get an idea
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
The Golden Demon (Konjiki Yaksha) (1897 novel by Ozaki Koyo)
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
bhava (becoming, existence)