inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the same; the said; likewise
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
homeless person; tramp; vagrant; vagabond
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
here and there; in places
wandering; jobless; unemployed
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
outside Kyoto or the capital