tattling; telling on (someone)
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
the deceased; the departed
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to thrust away; to send flying
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to set (sun); to become dark
dumpling store; dumpling seller
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
88 years old; (arch.) rice
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)