big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
action; operation; effect; function
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
complete change; about-face
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
Dokuganryū Masamune (NHK Taiga drama, 1987)
vitality; energy; dynamism
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
physical condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)