you could say; you might say; verging on the
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
southerly (wind); from the south
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
seven (long cylindrical things)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
waste of time; killing time
to overdo; to do too much
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend