ritual; religious service; festival
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to sell off; to sell completely
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
life and death; life or death; life and death (of a group of stones)
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
attendance; presence; appearance
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
independent action; acting alone
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
unique; peculiar; singular
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
part; portion; glimpse; bit
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy