many; much; plenty; hardly
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
considerably; fairly; quite
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to surround; to crowd around
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
don't you think?; indicates question
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
large warship of the Muromachi and early Edo periods
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
two (long cylindrical things)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming