Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
in the state; within the state
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
the person heretofore mentioned; that person
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
Kenchō era (1249.3.18-1256.10.5)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
(plump and) happy-looking
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
spring water; clear (pure) water
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
religious-fund soliciting; Buddhist preaching
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
Kachi-Kachi Mountain (folktale); The Farmer and the Badger
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)