iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
transcendence; excellence; superiority
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to indicate; to show; to point to
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
number of times; frequency; count
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to be expensive; to be costly
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight