overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
common reed (Phragmites australis)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
all over Japan; throughout Japan
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
particularly; only; in the case of
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
finally; barely; only just; gradually
postwar period; period after Second World War
information; experience; knowledge; observation
bond; bill; certificate; security
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
inside; interior; inner part
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to that extent; so (much)
literature; books (reference); document
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)