will not do; do not; does not
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
book printed from woodblocks
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
ancient Chinese vehicle with a compass whose needle always pointed south
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
while; during; while; although; all; both
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
than; from; out of; except; but; more
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)