artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
although I say; although one might say; although called
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
armed forces; military; troops
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
upper half of the body; upper body
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)