Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
Ōwa era (961.2.16-964.7.10)
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
Japan and Italy; Japanese-Italian
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(marriage) engagement; secret treaty; tacit understanding; private contract
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
naked person (esp. child)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
slow-moving person; dull person
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to shade; to graduate; to tint; to put on stage makeup; to make up (one's face)
paper towel (esp. for drying one's hands); paper hand towel
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
dark purple; grape (colour)
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
limited company; company structure for small businesses, abolished in 2006 (YK)