Buddhist priest; monk; boy
internal organ; viscera; gut
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
that year; same year; same age
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
capable of anything; liable to do
unique thing; best on earth
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)