to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
watering hole; watering place
210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
weather forecast; weather report
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
220th day; end of the storm period
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
enactment; establishment; creation
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
by-laws; detailed regulations
mountain range; mountain system
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
name of a god; name of a shrine
waterfall; (arch.) rapids