to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to peel; to skin; to pare
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
river; stream; River; the ... river
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
when it becomes; when it comes to
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
general idea; concept; notion
future; possible; potential; prospective
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice