ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
greeting; a fine thing to say
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
to dye; to colour; to color
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
medium amount of wealth; middling property; owner of medium wealth
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
body donation; (arch.) becoming naked
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(one) letter; (one) character