bottle used for warming sake
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
paste; glue; clothing starch
papermaking; paper-making; paper making
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
beginning; outset; first; onset
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
epidermis; cuticle; scarfskin; endocarp
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
literally; to the letter; literal
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
(Edo-period) account book
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
brush and ink; writing; drawing
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
thin Japanese paper (esp. vellum paper); Japanese tissue
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
by all means; at all costs; absolutely