to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
holding on to; sticking to
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
in the same way as; just like
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
banknote; bill; note; paper money
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
public praise; making another's virtues well-known
racewalking; race walking; walking race
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
unit of land area (approx. one-tenth hectare)
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
average; leveling; levelling
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)