region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to bail out (water); to scoop out
smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
at a young age; while still young
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
moving (the capital) east
antiquity; the previous era
to begin; to set about; to start
Japan and the Philippines
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
at that time; in those days
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty