anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
unexpectedly; surprisingly
though; notwithstanding; although
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
guardian deity of one's birthplace
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
somehow; for some reason or other
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
generation after generation; (for) generations to come
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
one eye; one of one's eyes
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark