intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
divining sticks; counting; calculation
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
custom; common practice; habit
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
type of popular literature from the late Edo period
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
spread; span; expanse; extent
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
because; for; the reason why is ...
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
neighboring country; neighbouring country; provinces close to Kyoto (under ritsuryo system)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
spring water; clear (pure) water
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
existing manuscript; extant copy; manuscript handed down from the past
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
outline; summary; epitome
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)