rough potato (Metaplexis japonica)
shell (e.g. of a pea); pod; hull
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
fur coat (to protect against the cold); clothes made with the down of birds
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
water's edge; beach; shore
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
culm (hollow stem of a grass)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
distant country; heaven; hades
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
many; numerous; various; large number of
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
man; male; masculine gender
woman; lady; adult female
to be worried; to be troubled
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
door; gate; opening; title page
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
emphasizes direct object of action
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
another place; foreign country