to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
Kitao Masanobu (Santou Kyouden)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
checking against (up); examining by reference; verification
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
eighth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
calls and sounds made by insects
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
occasional; infrequent; rare
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
rivers and mountains; landscape
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
worldly affairs; public affairs
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
self-indulgence; looseness; dissoluteness
book making (binding, publishing)
origin; beginning; source; rise
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
eve of the anniversary of a person's death