My words

学び

まなび

learning, study

学び舎

まなびや

school, school building, schoolhouse

身

み

body, oneself, ones place, ones position, main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)

直に

じかに

directly, in person, firsthand

制限

せいげん

restriction, restraint, limitation, limit, limitation

お宝

おたから

treasure, picture of a treasure ship, money, cash

好み

このみ

liking, taste, choice

元々

もともと

originally, by nature, from the start

砂

すな すなご いさご

sand, grit, gold dust, silver dust

伏せる

ふせる

to lay something upside down, to turn something over, to lay something face down, to cover, to lay (pipes), to lay (an ambush), to hide, to conceal

照る

てる

to shine, to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

下がる

さがる

to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower, to hang, to dangle, to move back, to step back, to withdraw, to retire, to deteriorate, to fall off, to be downgraded, to get closer to the present day, to go south

祠

ほこら

hokora, small wayside shrine

通る

とおる

to go by, to go past, to go along, to travel along, to pass through, to use (a road), to take (a route), to go via, to go by way of, to run (between), to operate (between), to connect, to go indoors, to go into a room, to be admitted, to be shown in, to be ushered in, to come in, to penetrate, to pierce, to skewer, to go through, to come through, to permeate, to soak into, to spread throughout, to carry (e.g. of a voice), to reach far, to be passed on (e.g. of a customers order to the kitchen), to be relayed, to be conveyed, to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be approved, to be accepted, to go by (a name), to be known as, to be accepted as, to have a reputation for, to be coherent, to be logical, to be reasonable, to be comprehensible, to be understandable, to make sense, to get across (e.g. of ones point), to be understood, to be straight (e.g. wood grain), to be well-informed, to be wise, to do ... completely, to do ... thoroughly

弱点

じゃくてん

weak point, weakness, shortcoming, defect, flaw, sore spot, tender spot

与える

あたえる

to provide, to afford, to offer, to supply, to assign, to cause, to pass (a variable to a function), to bestow, to present, to give (esp. to someone of lower status), to grant, to award, to confer

依代

よりしろ

object representative of a divine spirit, object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned, object or animal occupied by a kami

最深部

さいしんぶ

deepest part, deepest portion, depths (of the ocean etc.), innermost

張り切る

はりきる

to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor (vigour), to be enthusiastic, to be eager, to stretch to breaking point

爪

つめ

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp, nails

さっぱり

feeling refreshed, feeling relieved, neat, trimmed, plain, simple, completely, entirely, not in the least (in sentence with negative verb), not at all, completely ignorant, not doing at all

頂戴

ちょうだい

receiving, reception, getting, being given, eating, drinking, having, please, please do for me

支配

しはい

domination, rule, control, direction, guidance

案内図

あんないず

guide map