beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
kanji "mound" or "small village" radical at left (radical 170)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
lightning strike; lightning bolt
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
terse; concise; simple and clear
real life; actual life; everyday life
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to wash away; to rinse off
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
match (for lighting a fire)
spring water; clear (pure) water
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
(overhead) luggage rack (on a train, bus, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
person who spends a lot of time in their study; armchair expert
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to rank with; to rank among
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
excursion; field trip; school trip
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)