Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
man; male; masculine gender
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
many; much; plenty; hardly
present; current; in operation
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)