gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
Sei Shōnagon (author and poet of the middle Heian period)
lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
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)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
beginning; outset; first; onset
both (people); the two of them
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
snow country; snowy region
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
how; in what way; by what means
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)