distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
curse; spell; malediction
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
supervised; under surveillance
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
important post; important office; key position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence