to increase; to add to; to augment
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
this world; this life; world of the living
remaining; left-over; excess
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
village; hamlet; countryside; country
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to attempt; to test; to try out
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to mix; to stir; to blend
how; in what way; how about
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key