kumis (fermented mare's milk)
smelling (something); turning one's nose towards a smell
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
stage career; acting career
horny goat weed (Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum)
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
sounding someone out; putting out a feeler; testing the waters; small jackpot (esp. pachinko)
the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic
yeast mash; yeast starter
to be (too) late getting married
huangjiu; undistilled Chinese alcohol made of fermented grains
grid city plan used for the Imperial capital
thinner futon (in contact with the skin)
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet
newly recruited wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo
impartiality; neutrality; independence
central organization; central authority; central government agency
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
alliance (esp. originally of individual member states of the Six Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)
to pay for one's transgression; to receive punishment for one's crime
selflessness; unselfishness
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
please be careful; please take care
peace initiative; peace overture
fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; a specialty of the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture
surrounding country; neighboring villages
resolute; determined; bold
imperial order; imperial will
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)