strength; power; proficiency; ability
just above; right overhead
killing and wounding; bloodshed
go that far; to that extent
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
Kubota Mantarou (1889.11.7-1963.5.6)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
sincere; honest; faithful
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
time; hour; season; time of the year
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
quotation; referring to precedent
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide