able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); New Taiwan dollar; Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
gate money; admission fee
most part; greater part; majority
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
lunchbox hanging from one's waist; low-paid office worker
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to bring to an end; to close the curtain
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to ask a high price; to overcharge
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening