to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
center; centre; metropolis
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
big man; large man; tall man; giant
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
regulation; adjustment; control
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
secondary; of secondary importance
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
prayer (for something); supplication
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
whether one likes it or not