enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
energy; military strength
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
war; fighting; fierce competition
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
elegance; taste; refinement
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
retainer; retinue; servant