dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of someone (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
counter for wheels and flowers
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
downward adjustment; downward revision
to shake; to waver; to tremble
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
piece of meat; cut of meat
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
capriccio; mania; wild excitement; frenzy
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
direct vassal of the shogunate (Edo period); direct retainer of the shogun (e.g. a hatamoto)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
town girl; girl raised in a town
break; pause; interruption; intermission
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again