hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
first hot bath on New Year's Day
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
best regards; please take care of; please do
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
while; even though; despite
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
San-in region of western Honshu (incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
old couple; elderly couple
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
Saohime; goddess of Spring
recommendation; endorsement
order; command; life; destiny; fate
imperial decree; imperial edict
ordinary; common; mediocre