God bless me!; Good heavens!
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
best article under heaven; peerless
such a thing; something like that
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
internal organ; viscera; gut
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
divorce; dissolution of adoption
sea of fire; sea of flame
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
Buddhist (household) altar
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
waste of time; killing time
three generations; three periods; third generation
fragment; one of the group or party
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to trample; to crush underfoot
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
finishing blow; coup de grâce
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
first generation; founder
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety