to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
the other day; a few days ago
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
mobilization; mobilisation
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
good performance; good work; great success
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to notify; to advise; to inform
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
standing statue; standing image
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
certainly; surely; definitely
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off