pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
treasure chest; strongbox
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
refining; refinement; smelting; training
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
monetary unit; currency unit
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
country-bred; raised in the country
marriage proposal; courtship
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
without cause; without reason
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent