one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
praise; hymn (genre of the Shi Jing)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
bonshō; Buddhist temple bell
small and of mediocre talent
factory; plant; mill; workshop
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
to replace; to move; to change the position of
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
unification; union; oneness
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to be sooty; to be stained
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to jump at; to be attracted by
voluptuous; fascinating; beautiful
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize