udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
arrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired)
overnight guest; house guest
fellow guest; fellow lodger; fellow passenger
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
all night; throughout the night
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
flute mouthpiece; poetic style
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
only; merely; but; no more than
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions