portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
village; hamlet; countryside; country
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
two persons; two people; pair; couple
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
young female rice planter; young girl
young female rice planter; young girl
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
ballad; folk song; popular song
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
in case of; at that time; at this time
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
interference; intervention; meddling
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making