source of river; fountainhead
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
3000; three thousand; many
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
8000; eight thousand; many
(arch.) slow; (arch.) gradual; (arch.) steady; (arch.) calm; (arch.) composed; (arch.) relaxed
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
minuteness; one millionth
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
(something) despised; (something) made light of
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
dry riverbed; river beach
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
number one; first; best; most; game; round