half the body; half length
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
weather; course of events
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
recommendation; endorsement
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
to go past; to pass; to pass by
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
nearly half a day; approximately half a day
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)