many; much; plenty; hardly
even though; despite; when
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
squared timber; rectangular lumber
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
correction; revision; amendment
next term; next period; next version; next release
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to take over; to hand over
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate