to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
stone (used for throwing)
vertical motion (in earthquakes)
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
boundless; infinite; vast
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
beyond one's means or position
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
governor-general; governor; viceroy
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to toady; to be obsequious
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
billow; surge; large wave
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now