hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
company president; manager; director
title of honour; title of honor
description of regional climate, culture, etc.
history of; experience of
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
Hasegawa Nyozekan (1875.11.30-1969.11.11)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
family name; lineage; birth; clan
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
smoke from human habitations
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
objection; dissent; protest
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing