will not do; do not; does not
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
temple; monastery; convent
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
situated deep in the mountains
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
importance; emphasis; stress
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
appears to be; apparently
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
rather; sooner; preferably
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
war; fighting; fierce competition
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
how; in what way; how about
how; in what way; how about; questionable
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to talk; to chat; to chatter
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to go out and away; to leave