fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
camping; campground; making camp
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
to cease; to stop; to be over
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
singing or chanting in unison
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
magnesia; magnesium oxide
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to be immersed; to be pickled
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
class; heading; group; category
to rock; to shake; to swing
animal spirit; animal ghost
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
north wind; northerly wind
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
front; frontage; facade; main
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo