understanding person; supporter
to smash; to break into pieces
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
training range; training grounds; training area
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
weather; fair weather; fine weather
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
wedded life; married life
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
assistance; backing; reinforcements
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
clip-clop (esp. of geta); jingle-jangle (esp. of an old-fashioned shop doorbell); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
recess; break; breathing spell
to mark the end; to spell the end
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
various articles; various items; various kinds
manservant; male attendant; valet
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
request; appeal; claim; purchase
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)