to rise up; to initiate (political) action
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to be silent; to say nothing
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
all sorts of; all kinds of
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
flowery language; pretty words
turning upside down; placing nonessentials before essentials
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)
salt pan (used for boiling seawater to make salt); cooking a fish inside a salt crust; candy made with a wrapping of sweetened rice flour (looking like a salt crust)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise