stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
area covered in volcanic ash
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
staple fiber; staple fibre
never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for
becoming a lordless samurai
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
Western Zhou dynasty (China, c 1046-771 BCE); Western Chou dynasty
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
prejudice; bias; distorted view
circulation; dissemination
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
rather; sooner; preferably
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
tag; slip; label; sticker
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave