Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to put someone to trouble
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
family structure; family composition; family makeup
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
straight-laced person; stubborn person
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
to work hard; to make an effort