to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
even so; despite that; yet
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
state; country; nation; tutelary deity; god of grain
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to step forward; to volunteer
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to be embarrassed; to lose face
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
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.); to murder; to assassinate
inventory; stock; goods; list
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
thousands; several thousand
forevermore; for eternity
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
power; authority; influence