woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
scoundrel; rascal; villain
rampancy; prevalence; domination
people; citizens; subjects; folk
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
hedge; fence; border; limit
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
everywhere; all over; throughout
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
magic; sorcery; incantation
foreign enemy; outside invader
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
cannibalism; anthropophagism
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
at that time; in those days
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!