disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
geographical name; local name
ornamental ridge-end tile
newly compiled; newly edited
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
general; popular; common; typical
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
item; article; clause; section; point
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
safe, easy childbirth; guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally