principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
through; by way of; after; via
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
wings and feathers; assistance; aid; help
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
food and drink; eating and drinking
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
reason; cause; circumstances
step; stride; counter for steps
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
government office; agency; board
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
but; however; even though; even if
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
rare; strange; odd; peculiar