divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
reckless; blind; without knowing; at random
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
edge or corner of a stone
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
serious wound; serious injury
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
prospects of victory; chances of success
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
contemplation; meditation
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
postwar period; period after Second World War
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)
bluff; deceiving an enemy
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
third watch of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
development of a text; the second line in a four-line Chinese poem
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to want; to seek; to request
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
ordinary minds; ordinary men