way; method; means; resource; course
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
annotation; explanatory note; comment
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
in accordance with; according to
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
based on; built on; made from
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
dry riverbed; river beach
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
water for washing or moistening one's hands
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
five (long cylindrical things)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
gusset (esp. in kimono); gore
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
shellfish; seashell; shell
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
four-legged tray for festive food
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)