adlay (Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen); Job's tears; coixseed; tear grass; adlai
place names used during the Ritsuryo period
Emperor Keikou; Keikou Tenno
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
Yomotsu Hirasaka (slope that leads to the land of the dead)
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
feigned; pretending (not to know)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...