tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
drama; play; powerful drug
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
famous haiku poet; the poet Basho
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
adherence (to custom, tradition)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check