the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
kanji used to represent syllables, based on their "on" readings (prior to the advent of kana)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
both hands; both arms; ten
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
(arch.) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer); hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
to arrange; to decorate; to dress; to garnish
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
meaning of a word; sense of a word
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
mysterious power of words to alter reality
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
sublime; noble; high-minded
grotesque; disgusting; gross
same as above; ditto; ibid.
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
Uzen (former province located in parts of present-day Yamagata Prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
Iwashiro (former province located in the west of present-day Fukushima Prefecture)
voiced consonant in Japanese
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
sandy beach; sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form; designs and objects with a wavy pattern; sweet mochi cake
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but