whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
belongings; appendage; accessory
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to lay aside; to set aside
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
(point of) similarity; resemblance
small; fine; detailed; stingy
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
depravity; corruption; degradation
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
full dress; formal dress; uniform
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
block (of wood); chip; splinter
seam of joined boards; cross grain (of wood); thick card made from several sheets of washi paper
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
secret; private; surreptitious
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of