pine needle; small gift; souvenir
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to attempt; to test; to try out
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
spring water; clear (pure) water
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
spaciousness; extensiveness; expansiveness; vastness
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
any more; any further; any better; any longer
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
chief vassal; senior statesman
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to be dead; to be lifeless
idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
much less; to say nothing of
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
moment's leisure; free minute