Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
belief; faith; conviction
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
decoration; ornament; trimmings
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
chance (of success); odds
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
girlish mind; girlish innocence
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent