Rikkokushi; the six ancient Japanese historical collections compiled between the Nara and Heian periods
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
in the future; another day; later
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
early post war period; immediately after the war
national holiday; festival day
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
tenth day of the month; ten days
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to extract (e.g. a passage from a book); to make an excerpt
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
finish; completion; the end
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
to begin; to set about; to start
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
wood-block printing; publication
literally; to the letter; literal
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
by myself; in person; by oneself
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
in succession; one by one
to be absorbed in reading
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query