(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
negotiations; discussions; connection
place; room; margin; scope
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to head home; to leave for home
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
freely; right and left; as one pleases
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to be found; to be discovered
constructing and selling a ready-built house
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
of tender years; very young
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying