to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
creation; Creation (by God)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Motoki Shouzou (1824.7.5-1875.9.3)
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to encamp; to take up positions
decoy (for hunting); stool
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
naturalization; naturalisation
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
in general; generally; usually
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
meaning of a word; sense of a word
Emperor Yuuryaku; Yuuryaku Tenno
young greens; young herbs
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
sovereign; ruler; head of state
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
atmosphere; mood; sentiment
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)