special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
depending on; dependent on
characteristic vibration; normal mode
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to crumble away; to collapse
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
congratulation; celebration
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
course of a river; land along a river
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
by means of; due to; because of; according to
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry