buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to review; to rehearse; to practise; to practice
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
repaying a kindness; gratitude
action of making something; -ification
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
fairyland; enchanted land
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
dark clouds; black clouds
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
new word; neologism; word of recent origin; recent word; modern term
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
special; particular; peculiar; unique
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design