lighter; (small) cargo vessel
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
reasoning; logic; persuasion
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
to run down (stairs, etc.)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
(water-filled) paddy field
territorial dispute; territorial issue
powerful local clan; local strongman
effective control (over territory); working control
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
horizon (related to land)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job
superiority; predominance
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
ramification; branching off
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo