company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
stolen goods; loot; spoils
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
ancient soldier's hat; common soldier; rank and file (of a political party)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
open; public; official; overt
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
morning fog; morning mist
before the gate; in front of the gate