major general; rear admiral; air commodore
in low spirits; dejected; sad
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
dry riverbed; river beach
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
scene; view; prospect; outlook
memories; recollections; reminiscence
water's edge; beach; shore
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
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
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
one's heart of hearts; the depths of one's mind
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
several years; a few years
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
a few years ago; some years back
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap