literature; books (reference); document
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
protection against the cold
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
at the time; in those days; then
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
near oneself; close to one; familiar
curse; spell; malediction
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
in the earth; in the ground; underground
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
natural growth; wild growth
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
local specialty; local special dish
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour