Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
customary use; common usage; general usage
proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
the ancients; ancient people
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Meliosma rigida (species of flowering plant)
deified volcano or volcanic eruption
before god; before an altar
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
minuteness; one millionth
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
group; bunch; crowd; group
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
globular shape; spherical shape
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe