to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
danger; peril; hazard; risk
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
busy; having no (free) time
paste; glue; clothing starch
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
failure; mistake; blunder
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
grand; imposing; magnificent
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
in order to do; for the purpose of doing