request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata); something very rare (from the legend that the udumbara flowers once in 3000 years); Japanese fiber banana flower; green lacewing eggs
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to attempt; to test; to try out
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to show signs of; to appear
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
surely; certainly; without doubt
now that; since; so long as; because
cache; place to hide something
in case of; at that time; at this time
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore