research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
clay-like; clayey; argillaceous
(electric) circuit; racing circuit
flowing down (e.g. water in a river); downward flow
two at a time; two by two; in twos
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to walk in on; to tread upon
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
to have medicine be effective
escape hatch; escape door
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
dispersal; scattering; discrete
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
to jump upon (a moving object)
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to have a hard time of it
to pull down; to haul down
various medicines; medical treatment; supper in a Zen temple; rice porridge served for supper in a Zen temple
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days