COMPOUND NOUNS. 29
waka-danna, " the son of the master of the house ;" from wakai, " young," and danna, " master."
waru-kuclii, " foul language ;" from warui, " bad," and kiichi, " mouth."
me-kura, " blind," lit. " dark of eyes ; " from me, " the eye," and kurai, " dark."
ari-tei, "the facts of a case;" from aru, " to be," and
tei, " a state." ire-ba, " an artificial tooth;" from ireru, " to insert,"
and //.a, " a tooth." kai-mono, " a purchase," " shopping ; " from ^w, " to
buy," and mono, " a thing." kake-mono, " a hanging scroll," from kakeru, " to
hang," and mono, " a thing." tome-bari, "a. pin;" from tomeru, " to stop," and hart,
a general designation for anything resembling a
pin or needle. yake-do, "a burn;" {romyakeru, "to burn" (intrans.),
arid to (for tokoro), " place." hito-goroshi, "murder;" from /tifo, "a person," and
korosu, " to kill." kane-mochi, " a rich man ;" from ^aw^, " money," and
motsuj " to hold." ki-chigai, "a lunatic;" from ki, "spirit," and chigau,
" to differ." mono-oki, "an out-house;" from mono, "a thing," and
okit, " to put." shuki-domc, "a disinfectant;" from shuki, "a stench,"
and foment, "to stop." te-nugui, "a towel;" from ^, "a hand," and nuguu,
to wipe/'
