mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
growing older; aging ceremony (on New Year's Eve or the last night of winter)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
festival; feast; carnival
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
sedge hat and straw rain cape
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to keep watch; to stand guard
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
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
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
flour; meal; powder; dust
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
tenth day of the month; ten days
fixed date; appointed day
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
God; god; ace; king; superior person
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate