Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to cling to; to stick to; to be wedded to
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
our country; our land; one's own country
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
whole book (volume); complete episode
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
new idea or design; novelty
middle period; medium-term
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
absurd; nonsensical; ridiculous; idiotic; laughable; ludicrous
place; room; margin; scope
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
concubine of an emperor; female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to push (something) against
skilled physician; noted doctor; master
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby