Tanigawa Ken'ichi (1921.7-)
polecat (Mustela putorius); ferret; fitch
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness
Western Xia (1038-1227); Western Hsia; Tangut Empire; Mi-nyak
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
to stop in the middle of a sentence
Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Tokyo; June 15); Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Shiga; April 14)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
greenbottle fly (esp. species Lucilia caesar)
to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
one's fate (fortune) as concerns marriage
going somewhere warmer for the winter; wintering
karamon; large gate with a karahafu gable (typically at a temple, shrine or castle)
Houjou Tokimune (1251-84)
to eke out a living; to barely manage to get by
attainment of Buddhahood during life
power of description; descriptive powers; ability to describe
the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)
insanity; insane person; vagabond; wanderer
noble; lofty; high-minded
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
animal trapping; hunting with traps
morin khuur (stringed musical instrument of Mongolian origin); matouqin
to get along well together; to be close to each other
dwelling place of hermits; pure land away from the world
The Lord of the Rings (trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien)
thicket; bush; clump of bushes