purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
being in the middle; being impartial; standing between two things
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to lose one's way; to get lost
crying in spite of oneself
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to waste time; to kill time
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
to mutually shine on (each other)
drunkenness; intoxication
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
as everyone knows; needless to point out
to tie one on; to get drunk
not worth considering; out of the question
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
considerably; fairly; quite
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
support; backing; patronage
sewing needle for cotton thread
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
the said family; the same family
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface