flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
looking for a sexual rather than serious relationship
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
draw (in competition); tie game
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
germination; sprouting; budding
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
(not so) much; (not) very
claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc.
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
masturbation; self consolation
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless