adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month; traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
first day of winter (approx. November 8)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
first day of autumn (approx. August 8); first day of fall
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
vernal equinox; spring equinox
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
manuscript; version; draft
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
capital; metropolis; old Kyoto
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
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)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
the same book; the said book; ibid.
hokora; small wayside shrine
must not; should not; do not
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
unpromoted (piece); limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh