to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
small; little; fine; (arch.) fine pattern
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
but; however; even though; even if
history of; experience of
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
relay station; post station; stage
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people