slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
rice cultivation; rice crop
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
river; stream; River; the ... river
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
post; quarters; military station; police station
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
two grains; two drops; two bead
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)