mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
adds force or indicates command
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
line; queue; procession; matrix
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
older brother; elder brother
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)