(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
influence; effect; impact
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
fish biting (striking, taking bait)
time; season; period; phase; stage
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to make inquiries; to refer to
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
difference; discrepancy; variation
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.)
house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.); contemptible person; skunk; wretch
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
weather-beaten; bleached skull
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime