traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
various countries; various regions; various provinces
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
palisade; stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier
(a fortress being) impregnable; unassailable
foundation stone; cornerstone
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
although I say; although one might say; although called
wood (for building); lumber; timber
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
thousand years; very long period; forever
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely