square (shape); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)
square (shape); square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
bird's egg (esp. a chicken egg); chick; baby bird (esp. a baby chicken); eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy); eggshell (colour); red and white oval rice cakes
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
manner of using one's hands
triangle; triangular shape
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
internal organs; viscera; intestines
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
without a history; historyless; unhistoried; unstoried
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
our country; our land; one's own country
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
mental; spiritual; emotional
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
socio-economics; social economy
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
since when; from when; how long