interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
time; hour; period; class
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
beginning; outset; first; onset
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly