hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
people; citizens; subjects; folk
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
invisibly; secretly; privately
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
how much; how many; to what extent
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible