tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
talk; recital; narration; topic
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
every year; yearly; annually
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
nonexistence or existence; absence or presence
Japanese dock (a plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
ringworm (of the groin); jock itch; tinea cruris
affected part; diseased part; wound
Polygonaceae (knotweed or smartweed family of plants)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
little child; (arch.) male between 4 and 16 years old (ritsuryo period); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) disciple; I; me
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
carriage; movement (of the body)
admission fee; fee for having one's fortune told
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass; poor-quality coke (coal); left-overs; remnants
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
in succession; one after another
thereupon; shortly thereafter
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
plants and animals; flora and fauna
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons