to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
reading aloud; recitation; intoning
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
Hōji era (1247.2.28-1249.3.18)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to drift together; to drift to the shore
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
upper half of the body; upper body
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
recommendation; endorsement
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
to mistake (A for B); to misread
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)