extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
at once; immediately; right now
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
suffix for familiar person
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
festive poem or song; congratulatory form (of waka)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
no!; no no!; no, not at all
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting