bank; weir; embankment; levee
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
primitive; crude; archaic
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to translate; to interpret
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to fold up; to fold into layers
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to run through; to run past
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki