having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
hills and fields; hill and dale
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to stop walking; to pause
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
wealthy and powerful family
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
(Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
flight; escape; running away; flying high
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
name; given name; first name
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
ago; since; before; previous
samurai; warrior; military family
low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear