downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
literature; books (reference); document
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
-less; lacking; non-existing
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
popular name; common name; given name
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
ten; 10; ten years of age
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
radical (of a kanji character)
kanji "show" radical at left (radical 113)
old character form; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
in the mountains; among the mountains
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku