purification through fasting and abstinence; confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
study of calculation (ritsuryō period); the way of calculation
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
(explanatory) diagram; illustration
woodworking; woodwork; woodworker; carpenter
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
trial; judgement; judgment
taking charge; management
Ministry of Justice (1869-1871); Ministry of Justice (under the ritsuryō system)
(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
attractive face and figure
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
cooking; food preparation
food (on a table; esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
revision; amendment; alteration
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
enactment; establishment; creation
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season