means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
second string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
right mindfulness; true faith (in rebirth in the promised land)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
Nichiren school of Buddhism
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
hot spring area; hot spring district
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
warp controller (on a loom)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
division by 1000; one-thousandth
each individual; each person
not hard to ... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
coastal waters; adjacent seas
news flash; news special; special newscast; special news bulletin
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
divine move; perfect play
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
sattva (sentient beings); bodhisattva; Vajrasattva
humorous words; funny gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) woman's temple hair