meteor; shooting star; falling star
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
bone; firm; uncompromising
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
eccentric; crank; oddball
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
small number; few; minority
respect and affection; love and respect
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
sad sound; plaintive melody
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
serious illness; dangerous disease
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
complete recovery; healing
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
again; once more; a second time
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy