muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
rebel; traitor; insurgent
charming; bewitching; coquettish
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
family name; lineage; birth; clan
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
water's edge; beach; foreshore
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
difficult to ...; hard to ...
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
proceeding to the capital
archer's left-wrist protector
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
to bring along; to accompany
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)