taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
tear; rip; breach; break; hole; crack
Kenmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
new government; new administration
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
old precedent; tradition; custom
good or bad luck; fortune
Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
Tengyō era (938.5.22-947.4.22); Tenkei era
Jōhei era (931.4.26-938.5.22); Shōhei era
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
armed forces; battle troops
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.