to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to harm; to cause harm to
while; during (the time when)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
Hotsuma Katori (1874-1954)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
snake; serpent; large snake
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
lakes and torrents of spring (overflowing with water)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one's later years; final years (in life)
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful