rough sketch used as a guideline for a picture
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
congratulation; celebration
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to speak; to hear a voice
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
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)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
many; numerous; various; large number of
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say