to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
suffix for train car numbers
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
Spain; Spanish (language)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central)
counter for wheels and flowers
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company