to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
covered in mud; mud-caked
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
attendance (at school); going to school
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary; dictionary
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
early-Meiji administrative unit for Hokkaido (1869-1882)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
(Edo-period) account book
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)