traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
great success; happy result; good result
street performance by itinerant entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head
old man; venerable gentleman
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
drama; play; powerful drug
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
shrine dedicated to the spirits of the war dead