Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam); old man living in the countryside
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
gifts given to or received by a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
(social) position; status
stairs; stairway; staircase
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
right (to do something); authority; power
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
Hexateuch (first six books of the Hebrew Bible)
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback