western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
course; route; path; process; stages
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
private citizen; civilian
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
conference room; council room
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
commander; commanding officer; CO
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
story; tale; talk; discussion
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to have an idea; to have a clue
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
as expected; as predicted
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent