harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
cotton batting; cotton wadding; cotton padding
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
edge of town; outskirts of a village
in advance; beforehand; previously
to rank with; to rank among
cotton cloth; cotton material
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
wet nurse; nursing mother