kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to arrest; to capture; to seize
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
boy with untied hair (before his coming-of-age ceremony); appearance of a boy with untied hair
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to look around; to survey
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
roadside tree; row of trees
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to order; to command; to appoint
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
to face; to go towards; to head towards
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed