important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
fee; charge; rate; material
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
yen (currency of Japan); circle
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
consumption; expenditure; spending
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
decisive mainland battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
solitude; loneliness; isolation
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
great cause; moral law; justice