head house (family); birthplace; originator
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
imagination; supposition; guess
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
superiority; predominance
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
rating; classification; allocation; grading
to be needed; to be wanted
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say