overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
bamboo growing along a river bank; Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) the life of a prostitute
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
migratory bird; bird of passage
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
supply; supplying; replenishment
settlement; permanent residency
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
witnessing; observing; sighting
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
to play a leading role; to play a central part
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
in order; in turn; one by one
family name; lineage; birth; clan
consequence; outcome; result; blame
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
unwritten; illiterate; uneducated; poor writing
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus