Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
violent explosion; bursting
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
multistoried; multilayered
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
central entrance; slander
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
all night; throughout the night
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
suffix for train car numbers
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
youthful; young; young-looking
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched