spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
Buddhist (household) altar
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
having said that; be that as it may
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
to settle (in a place); to settle down
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
here and there; in places
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation
old body; aged person; elderly person
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
black ground; black cloth
Earth Dragon (5th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
family or person with samurai ancestors
weak constitution; ill health
repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation
school expenses; education fund
just managing; with great difficulty
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
kimono fabrics shop; draper