charming; bewitching; coquettish
(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
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
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
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
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)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
osprey (Pandion haliaetus); fish hawk
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
footwear; footgear; shoes
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
exposure to the sun; sunny place
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
subsiding; falling (cave) in; collapse
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
adherence to the shogunate
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
money-making; earning money
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)