spirit world; underworld; the next world
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
window; window (shop display)
mission; delegation; transmission
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
general manager; GM; guided missile; genetically modified; GM
power; authority; jurisdiction
front; frontage; facade; main
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product