rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
paradise across the ocean (folk belief of Okinawa and Amami)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to approach; to draw near
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
pronunciation; production of sound
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
archipelago; chain of islands
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
Ryukyu odd-tooth snake (Dinodon semicarinatum)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
in addition; besides this; twice
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
year of the Rooster; year of the Cock
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
belief; faith; conviction
to order; to command; to appoint
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to become calm; to die down