root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
contradiction; inconsistency
important duty; heavy responsibility; responsible post; reappointment
fate; destiny; predestination
job; work; duties; trade; skill
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
jet black; pitch dark; peyote (Lophophora williamsii); mescaline
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
large paper lantern on a pole
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
middle of the night; dead of night
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
warming one's crotch by standing over a hibachi
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)