eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
calling many harlots and entertainers and have a big party; starting an important maneuver at the end of a game of go
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
popular song; folk song; ditty; ballad
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
with colors flying and band playing; triumphantly; in splendid array
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
again; once more; a second time
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
that day; the very same day