assertion; declaration; affirmation
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
until now; so far; up to the present
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
plump; with a thud; heavily
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
whereabout; about where; how much
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield