sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
officers and soldiers; soldiers
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
your company; your shrine
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
water trickling from rocks
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
house; dwelling; human habitation
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
traveling priest; travelling priest
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after