completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
sword; blade; single stroke
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
accompanying note or letter; postscript
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
number one; first; best; most; game; round
reason; cause; circumstances
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
audience (with a person of high standing)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for