to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)
Fire Rooster (34th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
hard to reach place; remote place
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
testimony; (verbal) evidence
one breath; chug!; drink!
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
being proficient in both; combine both
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
change; transformation; inversion
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
first generation; founder
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
incessantly; continuously; continually; unceasingly; without a break
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret