to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
cannot be compared with; no match for
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
last century; ancient times
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to run around; to bustle about
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
breeding; raising; rearing
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
feminine poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
first meeting; first interview with
appearance; expression; manifestation
confined place; closing (an institution, office, clinic, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion