traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to half-rise to one's feet
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
staying up all night; all-night vigil
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
another thing; other things; another man's property
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
eye mucus; eye discharge; sleep
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to look down on; to make light of
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to complain; to lodge a complaint
being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
rustic bathhouse (esp. at onsen)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to think too much of; to make too much of
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to become inverted; to become reversed
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
having not the slightest idea
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to be embarrassed; to lose face
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold