indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indolence; laziness; sloth
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
it is not (like that) either
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
flood; freshet; inundation
third day of the month; three days
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
fee; charge; rate; material
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
drinking water; potable water
in comparison to; rather than
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt