inside; interior; inner part
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
difference; variation; difference
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wherein; therein; thereinto