armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
quarrel; dispute; argument
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
black lacquer; black-lacquered object; jet black
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
hair of the deceased (retained as a keepsake)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
all you want; as much as one wants
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
good-quality; superior in quality
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get