armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
iron rust; iron hydroxide
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
calamity; disaster; misfortune
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
beyond that point; after that
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
rest; break; recess; intermission
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
curious; strange; unusual
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove