hakama; man's formal divided skirt
vents at the hips of a pair of hakama
energy; military strength
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
woman in childbirth; woman who is just about to give birth; woman who has just given birth
cushion; pillow; mattress
four corners; four ordinal directions
fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly; stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)
staff with plaited paper streamers
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
dark clouds; black clouds
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
tool; implement; means; furniture
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
shellfish; seashell; shell
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
vidya (wisdom); mantra; the coming (July 4, etc.)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with