illiteracy; illiterate person; an illiterate
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to attempt; to test; to try out
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to thrust before; to thrust at
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
brunt of attack or argument
must not; should not; do not
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to be skillful (skilful); to be clever
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to get benefit from; to profit from; to gain benefit
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher; slices of raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
threat; intimidation; menace
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
was just in; just left; just did
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be astonished; to be amazed
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
this (very thing); this precisely