district; section; sector
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
old name for a cave cricket; even though; despite; even more
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
just one person; only one
half the body; half length
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action