disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
written request; request for ...; application for ...
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
for work; for manufacturing
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
real thing; original; actual
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful