straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
person who is ...; thing that is ...
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
craftsman; skilled artisan
construction; architecture (of buildings)
hurrah!; long life; congratulations; full vent
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
each; respectively; individually; separately
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
transferring a shintai in a portable shrine, e.g. to another shrine or to a ceremony
coming to live (at a place)
one party; one faction; one clique
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
New Year's pine decorations
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
Emperor Oujin; Oujin Tenno
to be needed; to be wanted
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary