upper reaches of a river; upstream
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
landowner; landlord; landlady
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pale; pallid; bluish-white
finger; hands and fingers; hands
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
family; members of a family
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
how many years; how long; what year
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to pick up; to find; to gather
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
banquet or reception hall
gift; souvenir; curtain; handle (on a fusuma or shoji door)
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin