to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to speak ill of; to disparage
recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
to join (a group); to join companions
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
official announcement; proclamation
shady; underhanded; questionable
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
resentment; indignation; anger
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side