general merchant; Jack of all trades
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
frequency (of occurrence)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
small hill; low hill; hillock
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
being dotted with; being scattered
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
simmer; bubble out; flow out
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
systematic; regular; routine
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
periodic; regular; routine
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to thrust before; to thrust at