small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
existence; possession; having; limited company
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(arch.) surrounding area; shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
New Year's pine decoration
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to count up; to enumerate
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to sweep clean; to brush clean
old body; aged person; elderly person
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
free ride (e.g. on train)
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
versification; tanka poetry
one's own work; making by oneself
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound