jūbako; multi-tiered food box
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
second (unit of time); arc second
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to say; to be called; to do
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
eternal; unlimited; endless
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to try all possible means
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Emperor Oujin; Oujin Tenno
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
odds and ends; all; every
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
bearing; heading; point of the compass
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
place names used during the Ritsuryo period
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)