eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
paste; glue; clothing starch
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
distinguished service; meritorious service
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
7th in rank; seventh sign of the Chinese calendar