to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
half a ri (distance measure)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
art of war; strategy; tactics
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
water's edge; beach; foreshore
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
gale; violent (strong) wind
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
third stage; three stages
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration