in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
obedience; submission; resignation
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
younger scholar; future reference
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
mature woman; middle-aged woman
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to dye; to colour; to color
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
discovery; detection; finding
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin