actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
flying bird; soaring bird
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
four corners; four ordinal directions
tomb embedded in a Yayoi period barrow
San-in region of western Honshu (incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
final stage; terminal stage
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to need; to demand; to take; to require
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)